System and method for logging outgoing telephone calls
First Claim
1. A system for logging outgoing telephone calls from a telephone over a telephone network to a destination telephone number, said system comprising:
- a server in communication with the telephone network, said server including a database including lists of subscribed line telephone numbers and identifiers associated with the subscribed line telephone numbers, and a log of calls to destination telephone numbers dialed from said subscribed line telephone numbers and associating an identifier with each said call.
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Abstract
A telephone call logging system includes a database containing identifiers and optionally call control limitations assigned to the identifiers. Call control limitations may include budgetary, time, geographic, and other limitations to a call. A telephone line is subscribed to the system, and users of the line are provided identifiers which may have one or more of the call control limitations. When making an outgoing call, the telephone network queries the database and determine whether the telephone line is subscribed. If the telephone is subscribed, the telephone network communicates with a server which requests the user to enter the identifier. It is then determined which, if any, call control limitations, are placed upon the user and whether and for how long the call can be connected. The call and its disposition are recorded in a log preferably accessible via the Internet.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for logging outgoing telephone calls from a telephone over a telephone network to a destination telephone number, said system comprising:
a server in communication with the telephone network, said server including a database including lists of subscribed line telephone numbers and identifiers associated with the subscribed line telephone numbers, and a log of calls to destination telephone numbers dialed from said subscribed line telephone numbers and associating an identifier with each said call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A method for logging outgoing telephone calls over a telephone line by users of a telephone coupled to the telephone line, comprising:
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a) providing a system including a server having a list of subscribed telephone lines and a log, said server being accessible over the Internet;
b) subscribing the telephone line to said system;
c) providing an identifier to each user of the subscribed telephone line; and
d) for calls to destination telephone numbers by a user, recording the associated identifier and the destination telephone numbers in the log on the server.
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