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US 6,212,383 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for updating network routing using integrated internet/two-way paging
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsMark Jeffrey Foladare, Shelley B. Goldman, Roy Philip Weber
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Abstract
Managing, in a two-way paging communication system, paging menus containing paging-menu options, comprises receiving, from a subscriber, paging-menu options. A subscriber then sends information including a first set of callers and a second set of callers, and first and second paging menu are configured accordingly.
Claims16
A method of managing, in a two-way paging communication system, paging menus containing paging-menu options, comprising:
- (a) receiving, from a subscriber, paging-menu options;
- (b) receiving, from a subscriber, information including a first set of callers and a second of callers;
- (c) configuring, using the paging-menu options received in step (a) and information received in step (b), a first paging menu and a second paging menu, the first paging menu corresponding to the first set of callers, and the second paging menu corresponding to the second set of callers;
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- (d) sending to the subscriber, upon creation, the first and second paging menus for storage at a subscriber device.
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A computer-readable medium storing instructions adapted to be executed on a processor to:
- (a) receive, from a subscriber, paging-menu options;
- (b) receive, from a subscriber, information including a first set of callers and a second set of callers;
- (c) configure, using the paging-menu options received in step (a) and information received in step (b), a first paging menu and a second paging menu, the first paging menu corresponding to the first set of callers, and the second paging menu corresponding to the second set of callers;
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- (d) send to the subscriber, upon creation, the first and second paging menus for storage at a subscriber device.
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A method of managing paging menus in a two-way paging communication system, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing for access by a two-way paging communication system subscriber, the subscriber having a unique personal telephone number, via a data network, to a customer routing point database in which paging menu options associated with the subscriber are stored;
- (b) allowing the subscriber to configure at least a first and a second paging menu, and designate a first set of callers corresponding to the first paging menu and designate a second set of callers corresponding to the second paging menu, using the paging menu options stored in the customer routing point database;
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- (c) sending to the subscriber upon creation, the at least first and second configured paging menus for storage by the subscriber device.
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A method of managing paging menus in a two-way paging communication system, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing for access by a two-way paging communication system subscriber, the subscriber having a unique personal telephone number, via a data network, to a customer routing point database in which paging menu options associated with the subscriber are stored;
- (b) allowing the subscriber to configure at least a first and a second paging menu, and designate a first set of callers corresponding to the first paging menu and designate a second set of callers corresponding to the second paging menu, using the paging menu options stored in the customer routing point database;
- (c) storing the at least first and second configured paging menus in the customer routing point database and in a subscriber device;
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- (d) upon reception of a call to the subscriber's personal telephone number:
- (i) identifying the current caller, determining whether the caller belongs to the first set of callers or to the second set of callers, and selecting the paging menu which corresponds to the set of callers to which the current caller belongs;
- (ii) sending a paging signal to the subscriber, the paging signal including the selected paging menu;
- (iii) accepting a relayed paging menu option choice from the subscriber;
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- (iv) forwarding the call in accordance with the relayed paging menu option choice.
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A method of managing, in a two-way paging communication system, paging menus containing paging-menu options, comprising:
- (a) receiving, from a subscriber, paging-menu options;
- (b) receiving, from a subscriber, information including a first set of callers and a second of callers;
- (c) configuring, using the paging-menu options received in step (a) and information received in step (b), a first paging menu and a second paging menu, the first paging menu corresponding to the first set of callers, and the second paging menu corresponding to the second set of callers;
- (d) selecting, each time a call is placed to the subscriber's personal telephone number, the first paging menu if a call is placed by a calling party in the first set of callers;
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- (d) sending the first paging menu to the subscriber for use by the subscriber.
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A method of managing, in a two-way paging communication system, paging menus containing paging-menu options, said method comprising:
- (a) configuring, for a single subscriber, a plurality of paging menus;
- (b) storing, in a database, paging menu assignments for the plurality of paging menus, the paging-menu assignments including at least a first calling party and a second calling party, the first calling party being assigned to at least a first paging menu in the plurality of paging menus, and the second calling party being assigned to at least a second paging menu in the plurality of paging menus;
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- (c) sending to the single subscriber the plurality of paging menus for use by the subscriber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.