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Telephone connection to a nearby dealer

  • US 5,136,636 A
  • Filed: 02/07/1991
  • Issued: 08/04/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of routing a call from a caller to a selected destination, wherein said destination is one of a plurality of destinations of one customer identified by a common telephone number, comprising:

  • responsive to receipt of said common telephone number from said caller accessing a first database using said common telephone number and area information for said caller to obtain a routing key; and

    accessing a second database, out of a plurality of second databases for serving said one customer, to select a number for directing said call to said selected destination, said accessing performed using said routing key and at least a portion of a telephone number of said caller, said second database selected using said routing key.

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