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Telephone system

  • US 7,092,494 B1
  • Filed: 02/29/2000
  • Issued: 08/15/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
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1. A method for use with a user interface controlling at least one database in communication with a telephone system for controlling a telephone call between at least two parties including a called party and a calling party said telephone call originating as voice signals, the voice signals having been converted to an electromagnetic signal in a digital format having at least one data pack of telephone call data, the telephone call data comprised of a plurality of digital datum, the digital datum including at least one digital word, the digital word comprised of at least one of the plurality of digital datum, comprising the steps of:

  • a) generating at least one preselected data from a telephone call specific group consisting of start date, start time, finish time, length of call, location numbers, pin numbers, name of user, usage of user, phone number called, length of the call, call origin, call destination and combinations thereof;

    b) converting the at least one preselected data to a digital format;

    c) creating a marker means for tracking on at least one database;

    d) attaching the marker means to the at least one preselected data;

    e) storing the at least one preselected data and marker means in the at least one database;

    f) electronically attaching the marker means to the telephone call data;

    g) storing the at least one preselected data and marker means in the at least one database;

    h) storing in the at least one database a pre-selected option associated with the at least one preselected data, the preselected option selected from an options group consisting of connecting the telephone call, transmitting the electromagnetic signal, terminating the telephone call, stopping the electromagnetic signal, generating a second marker means for marking the location of the telephone call data and storing the at least one preselected data and the marker means in the at least one database, generating a second marking means and storing the at least one preselected data with the marker means in the at least one database, playing a recorded message in conjunction with the telephone call, forwarding the telephone call, sending the telephone call to the user and controlling the telephone call by the user, sending the telephone call to the user and monitoring the telephone call by the user, requesting information from the calling party, requesting information from the called party, responding to information from the calling party, responding to information from the called party, storing the at least one preselected data in the at least one database, storing the at least one electromagnetic signal in the at least one database, determining billing for the call and billing the call, generating a second marker means and storing the beginning time of the telephone call with the second marker marking means in the at least one database, generating a second marker means and storing the ending time of the telephone call with the second marker means, determining the length of the telephone call and storing the length of the telephone call in the at least one database, and combinations thereof;

    i) comparing the pre-selected option to the at least one preselected data and associated option from the database; and

    determining and storing in the at least one database potential data of interest possible in the at least one preselected data;

    j) comparing the at least one preselected data with the potential data; and

    k) effectuating the pre-selected option if the at least one preselected data matches the possible data in the database.

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