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Intelligent PBX in-building and out-of-building personal reach communications system

  • US 5,742,906 A
  • Filed: 06/25/1996
  • Issued: 04/21/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for use in completing a telephone call to a called party/subscriber to a personal reach telephone service placed by a calling party who is local to a home PBX associated with that called party/subscriber, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving the calling party'"'"'s call at the home PBX;

    determining whether the called party/subscriber is within an area local to the home PBX at the time the calling party'"'"'s call is received at the home PBX;

    if the called party/subscriber is determined to be within the area local to the home PBX and the calling party has dialed a personal reach telephone number associated with the called party/subscriber on the personal reach telephone service, converting the personal reach telephone number to a local extension number on the home PBX and initiating connection of the call from the PBX to the local extension number; and

    if the called party/subscriber is determined to be outside the area local to the home PBX and the calling party has dialed a local extension number associated with the called party/subscriber on the home PBX, converting the dialed local extension number to the personal reach telephone number associated with the called party/subscriber and initiating connection of the call from the PBX to the personal reach telephone number.

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