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US 5,502,763 AGranted
Telecommunications service access arrangement
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorHenry T. Brendzel
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Abstract
A call processing method that allows users to dial their own number, and the number is interpreted as a request for connection to a means for providing enhanced services. The process includes the step of comparing the called party's number to the number of the calling party, and responding to the condition that the two numbers to the same by connecting the calling party to the aforementioned means.
Claims14
A call handling method comprising the steps of:
- detecting when a called number equals a calling number;
- and
- in response to the detection, providing a service to the calling party that is other than connecting the calling party to its own number.
A call handling method comprising the steps of:
- detecting when a called number equals a calling number;
- and
- in response to the detection, providing a service to the calling party that is other than connecting the calling party to its own number or a call-forwarding translation thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.