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Method for providing caller directive announcements in a personal communication system

  • US 5,862,209 A
  • Filed: 02/21/1995
  • Issued: 01/19/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/21/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for use in a telephone system to provide a plurality of caller directive announcements of which at least one is used to advise a caller on a rapid manner of reaching a chosen subscriber, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving at an interexchange carrier switching center an incoming call from a caller,applying the incoming call to a switch means located in the interexchange carrier switching center,transferring selective information concerning said incoming call to an application adjunct system in the interexchange carrier switching center,storing a plurality of caller directive announcements in an application adjunct system data base,associating said plurality of caller directive announcements with predetermined location indicators previously stored in said application adjunct system data base by said subscriber, said location indicators identifying locations at which said subscriber may be reached in a rapid manner,accessing said predetermined location indicators in said application adjunct system data base in response to information provided by said caller to retrieve selected ones of said caller directive announcements associated with said predetermined location indicators,announcing to said caller from said interexchange carrier switching center at least one of said plurality of caller directive announcements, andestablishing a communications link between said caller and said subscriber after the announcement of said caller directive announcement.

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