Telephonic communications – With usage measurement – Call traffic recording by computer or control processor
Patent
1995-09-12
1998-05-12
Kuntz, Curtis
Telephonic communications
With usage measurement
Call traffic recording by computer or control processor
379114, 379118, 379122, 379127, 455407, 455566, H04M 1500
Patent
active
057517983
ABSTRACT:
The apparatus and method of the present invention provide passive information access for use in a service subscription system having a service provider and at least one subscriber unit. The passive information access system includes a database, a receiver for detecting initialization signals from a subscriber unit, a host computer for identifying the subscriber unit based on the detected initialization signals, accessing from the database subscriber information specific to the identified subscriber unit, and presenting at least a portion of the accessed subscriber information to the identified subscriber unit. Thus, when the subscriber turns on the subscriber unit, a portion of the relevant subscriber information is passively displayed on a display or announced by a voice activator. Additionally, the host computer detects termination signals from the subscriber unit and updates the subscriber information following the termination. Furthermore, the subscriber can specify in advance the portion of the subscriber information to be presented.
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Mumick Inderpal Singh
Silberschatz Abraham
AT&T Corp.
Kuntz Curtis
Nguyen Duc
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