Method and apparatus for routing an anonymous call

Details Method and apparatus for routing an anonymous call Method and apparatus for routing an anonymous call

1996-12-16

2000-08-08

Hong, Harry S.

Telephonic communications

Special services

Call diversion

379 8821, 379142, 379196, 379230, H04M 342, H04M 164, H04M 157, H04M 700

Patent

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061012513

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are disclosed for playing an announcement to a calling party that is placing a call in an anonymous manner to prompt the calling party to respond in a manner which causes a switch to make the call identifiable by the called party. The apparatus is operable to play the announcement if the called party is a subscriber to anonymous call rejection and has activated the feature and if the calling party is calling in an anonymous mode. If the calling party does not respond within a specified time period the call is blocked. Specified responses include verbal responses as well as key entries on the calling party phone. A typical specified time period is five seconds.

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