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Interactive telephone operator terminal

  • US 5,210,789 A
  • Filed: 06/28/1991
  • Issued: 05/11/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for controlling telephone operator terminals, comprising:

  • a plurality of operator terminals, each having audio facilities, a display and a keyboard;

    a telephone switching system for receiving incoming requests for service and associated automatic number identification (ANI) numbers, and for connecting incoming calls to idle operator terminals so that an operator can communicate with a calling party to provide assistance; and

    a computer data base accessible by each said operator terminal for providing information to said operator terminals, said data base having stored therein information cross-referenced by the ANI numbers associated with telephones of calling parties, said data base information defining actions allowed for calls associated with the respective ANI number, whereby when an ANI number is transferred from an operator terminal to the data base, said operator terminal causes access of data related to the ANI number and causes display of the data on the respective operator terminal, and wherein progress of the incoming calls is carried out in accordance with said data base information cross-referenced to the respective ANI numbers, whereby the operator has available visual information concerning the telephone set of the calling party.

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