Subscriber alterable locator service
First Claim
1. A method for implementing a locator service provided over a telephone network, a subscription for the locator service being alterable by a locator service subscriber, comprising:
- providing a subscriber graphic user interface through which the subscriber may provide locator service information including a company branch telephone number and company branch location; and
receiving information from the subscriber graphic user interface at a platform used in the providing of the locator service, the platform capable of updating the subscriber'"'"'s locator service subscription responsive to the received information.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for implementing locator service over a telephone network, a subscription for the locator service being alterable by a subscriber of the locator service, including a subscriber graphic user interface (GUI), and a locator service platform in communication with the GUI. The subscriber GUI allows the subscriber to provide locator service information including a company branch telephone number and company branch location. The platform includes a memory device that stores locator service information for use in the implementation of the locator service, and a locator service controller coupled with the memory device. The locator service controller communicates with the subscriber GUI, receives at least the company branch telephone number and company branch location information, and updates the subscriber'"'"'s location service subscription responsive to information received at the subscriber graphic user interface.
31 Citations
25 Claims
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1. A method for implementing a locator service provided over a telephone network, a subscription for the locator service being alterable by a locator service subscriber, comprising:
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providing a subscriber graphic user interface through which the subscriber may provide locator service information including a company branch telephone number and company branch location; and
receiving information from the subscriber graphic user interface at a platform used in the providing of the locator service, the platform capable of updating the subscriber'"'"'s locator service subscription responsive to the received information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing a locator service subscription implemented over a telephone network, a subscription for the locator service being alterable be a locator service subscriber, comprising:
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a subscriber graphic user interface through which the subscriber may provide locator service information including a company branch information including a company branch telephone number and company branch location;
a platform, in communication with the subscriber graphic user interface, including a memory device that stores locator service information for use in implementing the locator service, and a locator service controller coupled with the memory device, that communicates with the subscriber graphic user interface, and that receives at least the company branch telephone number and company branch location information, and updates the subscriber'"'"'s locator service subscription responsive to information received at the graphic user interface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 20, 21, 23)
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24. A telephone network for providing a subscriber alterable locator service, comprising:
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a service switching point for receiving a telephone call from a calling party to a company telephone number, and routing the telephone call to a platform used in implementing the locator service, and the platform, in communication with the service switching point, and including a memory device that is capable of storing locator service information for use in implementing the locator service, and a locator service controller coupled with the memory device, that is capable of communicating with the subscriber graphic user interface to receive locator service information including a telephone number and location for a company branch, storing the received information in the memory device, determining a calling party location, determining a company branch location responsive to the calling party location and accounting for the received information from the subscriber graphic user interface, and providing a company branch telephone number for the company branch location to the service switching point, wherein the service switching point routes the telephone call from the calling party to the provided company branch telephone number.
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25. A method of implementing a subscriber alterable locator service over a telephone network, comprising:
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receiving at a service switching point a telephone call from a calling party to a company telephone number;
routing the telephone call to a platform used in implementing the locator service, the platform including a memory device that is capable of storing locator service information for use in implementing the locator service, and a locator service controller coupled with the memory device, that is capable of communicating with the subscriber graphic user interface to receive locator service information including a telephone number and location for a company branch, storing the received information in the memory device;
determining at the platform a company branch location responsive to the calling party location and accounting for the received information from the subscriber graphic user interface; and
providing from the platform a company branch telephone number for the company branch location to the service switching point;
wherein the service switching point routes the telephone call from the calling party to the provided company branch telephone number.
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Specification