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Method and apparatus for prioritizing telephone calls

  • US 6,018,572 A
  • Filed: 10/21/1996
  • Issued: 01/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of processing a telephone call, comprising the steps of:

  • storing a signal representing a call recipient'"'"'s priority and an association between the recipient'"'"'s priority and the recipient'"'"'s individual telephone number;

    storing a signal representing a caller'"'"'s priority, said caller'"'"'s priority having been selected by a caller; and

    thenassigning said previously stored caller'"'"'s priority to a telephone call received from said caller; and

    thendirecting the telephone call based on a function of said previously stored caller'"'"'s priority and said recipient'"'"'s priority.

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