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US 6,556,662 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for providing dialed number verification
AssigneeWorldCom, Inc.
InventorsDeborah H. Miller, Timothy D. Casey
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to verify a dialed number is described. A request is received from a calling party to send a first call station a number sent from the first call station and associated with a second call station. The number is sent in accordance with the request.
Claims18
A method of delivering a dialed number to a calling party over a network, comprising:
- connecting a first call station used by said calling party to a voice mail messaging platform to create a message for a second call station;
- determining, by the voice mail messaging platform, whether to send said first call station a number associated with said second call station;
- and
- sending said number to said first call station in accordance with said determination,
- wherein said determining comprises:
- accessing a user profile associated with said first call station and having a predetermined dialed number verification response;
- and
- determining whether to send said first call station said number in accordance with said response.
5 more elements
A machine-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to:
- deliver a dialed number to a calling party over a network to connect a first call station to a second call station, comprising:
- connecting said first call station voice mail to a messaging platform connected to said network to create a message for said second call station;
- determining by the voice mail messaging-platform, whether to send first call station a number associated with said second call station;
- and
- sending said number to said first call station in accordance with said determination,
- wherein said determining comprises:
- accessing a user profile associated with said first call station and having a predetermined dialed number verification response;
- and
- determining whether to send said first call statiom said number in accordance with said response.
6 more elements
A method of delivering a dialed number to a calling party over a network, comprising:
- connecting a first call station used by said calling party to a voice mail messaging platform to create a message for a second call station;
- sending a dialed number verification request to said first call station;
- receiving a response to said dialed number verification request indicating whether to send said first call station a number associated with said second call station;
- determining, by the voice mail messaging platform, whether to send said first call station said number in accordance with said response;
- sending said number to said first call station in accordance with said determination;
- and
- sending indicia of said dialed number verification request to a billing system.
4 more elements
A machine-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to
- deliver a dialed number to a calling party over a network to connect a first call station to a second call station, the delivery of the dialed number comprising:
- connecting said first call station to a voice mail messaging platform connected to said network to create a message for said second call station;
- sending a dialed number verification request to said first call station;
- receiving a response to said dialed number verification request indicating whether to send said first call station a number associated with said second call station;
- determining, by the voice mail messaging platform, whether to send said first call station said number in accordance with said response;
- sending said number to said first call station in accordance with said determination;
- and
- sending indicia of said dialed number verification request to a billing system.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.