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Universal call control systems and methods

  • US 7,477,907 B2
  • Filed: 03/04/2005
  • Issued: 01/13/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. With respect to a search for a subscriber'"'"'s location, a method for facilitating narrowing of a number of possible locations of the subscriber, comprising:

  • storing profile information about telecommunications services provided to the subscriber, the profile information being stored as a whole on a webserver in a data network, and the profile information including data about real-time use of a wireless communications unit by the subscriber;

    storing a communications circle for the subscriber, the communications circle specifying other persons having read-only privileges to the subscriber'"'"'s profile information, the other persons unable to implement change actions relating to the telecommunications services of the subscriber;

    sending a list of communications services to the subscriber listing communications services i) to which the subscriber subscribes and ii) which are available for subscription;

    allowing the communications circle access to the profile information to determine whether the data about the real-time use of the wireless communications unit indicates the wireless communications unit is activated;

    receiving a call from a calling number;

    querying the profile information for the calling number;

    retrieving text from the profile information when the calling number is found in the profile information;

    providing the text to a calling party associated with the calling number; and

    when the data indicates the wireless communications unit is activated, communicating with the wireless communications unit to narrow the number of possible locations of the subscriber.

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