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Telecommunications call management system

  • US 5,799,072 A
  • Filed: 03/04/1996
  • Issued: 08/25/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A call management system for determining an optimum route for a telephone call made by a subscriber, said telephone call routed through one of N local exchange carriers coupled to said system via K telephone lines, each local exchange carrier coupled to one of M long distance carriers, the system comprising:

  • a tariff data server for managing a database containing tariff related information on local and long distance carriers, local exchange, telephone exchange location related data and subscribers;

    a first communication link coupling said tariff data server to a local client computer;

    said local client computer for maintaining a client database containing tariff information relevant to the location of said subscriber, optional calling plans subscribed to or optional calling plans accessible from the location of said subscriber, said local client computer for determining said optimum route;

    at least one line unit coupled to a telephone set, said N local exchange carriers and said local client computer, said at least one line unit for intercepting digits dialed by said subscriber, monitoring one of said K telephone lines, receiving a dialing string from said local client computer corresponding to said optimum route and transmitting said dialing string onto said one of said K telephone lines; and

    a second communication link coupling said local client computer to said at least one line unit.

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