Telephone status notification system
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Abstract
A telephone line status notification system including at least one telephone line having a status, a communications network, at least one communications terminal which is connectable to the communications network and which is employable by a seeking user to communicate via the communications network a status request concerning the status of the at least one telephone line, apparatus for processing the status request the apparatus for processing is connectable to the communications network for receiving the status request from the seeking user therethrough and communicating the request, and apparatus for acquiring the status of the at least one telephone line, the apparatus for acquiring is in communication with the apparatus for processing for receiving the status request therefrom, and the apparatus for acquiring is connectable to the communications network for communicating the status via the communications network.
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37 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method for providing telephone line status information for at least one telephone line via a computer communications network, the method comprising:
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communicating, via said computer communications network, a request concerning the status of said at least one telephone line;
acquiring information regarding the status of said at least one telephone line without calling said at least one telephone line; and
communicating, via said computer communications network, said information regarding said status of said at least one telephone line. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A telephone line status notification system, operative to provide telephone line status information for at least one telephone line via a computer communication network, comprising:
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at least one communications terminal which is connectable to said computer communications network and which is employable to communicate via said computer communications network a request concerning status of said at least one telephone line;
apparatus for processing said request wherein said apparatus for processing is connectable to said computer communications network for receiving said request and communicating said request; and
apparatus for acquiring information regarding said status of said at least one telephone line without calling said at least one telephone line, wherein said apparatus for acquiring is in communication with said apparatus for processing for receiving said request therefrom, and wherein said apparatus for acquiring is connectable to said computer communications network for communicating said status via said computer communications network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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