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System and method for indicating call priority

  • US 8,494,147 B1
  • Filed: 08/23/2012
  • Issued: 07/23/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing a telecommunication transmission associated with a request for a voice communication session from an originating device to a terminating device over a telecommunications network comprising:

  • receiving a bit code over the telecommunication network, wherein the bit code is extracted from the telecommunication transmission associated with the request for the voice communication session, the bit code indicating a priority level of the telecommunication transmission;

    receiving a directory number associated with the originating device of the telecommunication transmission and the request for the voice communication session;

    determining a predefined message from a plurality of predefined messages defined for a caller group corresponding to the directory number based at least on said directory number and said bit code, the predefined message comprising a priority indicator for the telecommunication transmission associated with the request for the voice communication session, wherein said bit code is extracted by a network switch associated with said terminating device; and

    displaying said predefined message on the terminating device.

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