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Vote processing in a public switched telephone network

  • US 7,336,774 B2
  • Filed: 05/25/2004
  • Issued: 02/26/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vote processing method for use in a public switched telephone network (PSTN), the method comprising the steps of:

  • establishing a telephonic link between a calling party and a vote processing system disposed externally to the PSTN, each coupled to different portions of the PSTN;

    receiving a vote from said calling party over said telephonic link through the PSTN;

    retrieving from within a switch in the PSTN over a data communications link originating in the switch, terminating in the vote processing system, and existing separately from said telephone link, caller information for said calling party;

    validating said vote based upon said caller information; and

    ,processing said vote based upon said validation.

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