Called party control of incoming calls

Details Called party control of incoming calls Called party control of incoming calls

1997-01-28

1999-09-07

Hong, Harry S.

Telephonic communications

Plural exchange network or interconnection

With interexchange network routing

379 8825, 379207, 379221, 379230, 379265, 379266, 379309, H04M 700, H04M 164, H04M 342, H04Q 364

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059498692

ABSTRACT:
A call referral system (10) for use in a telecommunications network (12) that permits a called party (16) to control the number and treatment of incoming calls. The call referral system includes a switch (34) for receiving calls from calling parties(14) and for connecting the calls to the called party. The call referral system includes a routing monitor computer (40) coupled with the switch for monitoring the connection of the calls to the called party. The monitoring computer receives and stores a gate size selected by the called party indicating the maximum number of calls the called party wishes to simultaneously handle through each of its gates. The gates are comprised of single destination telephone numbers or groups of destination telephone numbers to the various destinations (17 & 18, 32).

REFERENCES:
patent: 5291550 (1994-03-01), Levy et al.
patent: 5335268 (1994-08-01), Kelly, Jr. et al.
patent: 5452350 (1995-09-01), Reynolds et al.

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