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Method and system for controlling functional capabilities of a telephonic switch employing control and status messages

  • US 6,661,881 B1
  • Filed: 02/15/2000
  • Issued: 12/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for establishing a call between a customer station and a telephone switch in a suppressed ringing protocol environment comprising the step of:

  • transmitting control messages from the customer station to the telephone switch during data communications of the call to control a modification of one or more functional capabilities of the telephone switch;

    wherein the modification of the one or more functional capabilities of the telephone switch occurs in the telephone switch;

    wherein the telephone switch comprises one or more variables that control treatment of the call, wherein the modification of the one or more functional capabilities comprises a modification of the one or more variables of the telephone switch;

    wherein the modification of the one or more variables of the telephone switch modifies a duration of the call.

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