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Technique for use in processing personal telephone calls

  • US 5,706,339 A
  • Filed: 11/30/1994
  • Issued: 01/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for use in a telephone system having a plurality of destinations to which a personal communication system (PCS) call may be routed, said telephone system attempting to complete a PCS call placed from a calling telephone to a subscriber'"'"'s personal telephone number by routing said call, until said call is answered or abandoned, to each destination indicated in a predetermined sequence of destinations, the method comprising the steps of:

  • determining if a current destination in said sequence is a disconnected telephone; and

    attempting to route the call to said current destination to complete said PCS call only if a result from said step of determining indicates that said current destination is not a disconnected telephone, so that no attempt is made to route a PCS call to the disconnected telephone.

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