CA1277791C
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Method and apparatus for providing personalized telephone subscriber features at remote locations
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1987-11-12
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Granted: 1990-12-11
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Expires: 2007-11-12
Abstract
Abstract METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBER FEATURES AT REMOTE LOCATIONS Abstract Personalized telephone features are made available to subscribers away from their home base. A nationally accessible data base system stores feature data in association with personal identification numbers. A subscriber wishing to use personalized features while away from the home base dials a special code from a station connected to any exchange which has access to the data base and presents the personal identification number. The corresponding feature data is retrieved from the data base and stored in the exchange in association with the station from which the request was initiated and telephone service will be rendered in that exchange with the subscriber's personalized telephone features. A temporary office arrangement may be established in which the personalized features will be immediately available on incoming and outgoingcalls for a period of time specified by the subscriber. In one embodiment the feature data is stored on a credit card and transmitted to the exchange by a card reader. The feature data is stored in the exchange and the features are made available to the subscriber without having to access a data base.
Inventors
- 👤 Chinmei Chen Lee
- 👤 Stephen Ames Mcgaw
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
CA
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:07
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/42; H04Q3/54; H04Q3/545; H04Q3/54508; H04Q3/54525; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/42229; H04M3/42263; H04M3/42272; H04M3/4228; H04Q3/0016; H04Q3/0029; H04Q3/005; H04M3/38; H04M3/382; H04M3/42314; H04M3/4234; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13513; H04Q2213/13515; H04Q2213/13547; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S379/00; Y10S379/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
The method of providing personalized telephone features to a subscriber using a station terminal connected to a local exchange comprising thesteps of: a. receiving from said subscriber a personal identification number; b. retrieving from a data base remote from said local exchange data defining a set of features corresponding to said received personal identification number; c. recording said data defining said set of features in said local exchange; d. receiving from said subscriber call associated data; and e. providing telephone service from said local exchange in accordance with said call associated data and said data recorded in said local exchange.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
100 words
The method of providing personalized telephone features to a subscriber using a station terminal connected to a local exchange comprising thesteps of: a. receiving from said subscriber a personal identification number; b. retrieving from a data base remote from said local exchange data defining a set of features corresponding to said received personal identification number; c. recording said data defining said set of features in said local exchange; d. receiving from said subscriber call associated data; and e. providing telephone service from said local exchange in accordance with said call associated data and said data recorded in said local exchange.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
152 words
The method of providing personalized telephone features to a subscriber from any station of a plurality of independent telephone exchanges comprising me steps of: a. storing personal subscriber identification numbers in a data base accessible from all of said exchanges together with feature data defining a set of personalized telephone features for each of said personal identification numbers; b. receiving one of said personal identification numbers from a station connected to one of said exchanges; c. accessing said data base from said one exchange and retrieving from said database feature data defining a set of personaliæd telephone featurescorresponding to said one received personal identification number; d. recording said retrieved feature data in said one exchange; e. receiving call originating data from said connected station at said one exchange; and f. providing telephone service to said station in accordance with said call originating data and said feature data recorded in said one exchange.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
152 words
The method of providing personalized telephone features to a subscriber from any station of a plurality of independent telephone exchanges comprising me steps of: a. storing personal subscriber identification numbers in a data base accessible from all of said exchanges together with feature data defining a set of personalized telephone features for each of said personal identification numbers; b. receiving one of said personal identification numbers from a station connected to one of said exchanges; c. accessing said data base from said one exchange and retrieving from said database feature data defining a set of personaliæd telephone featurescorresponding to said one received personal identification number; d. recording said retrieved feature data in said one exchange; e. receiving call originating data from said connected station at said one exchange; and f. providing telephone service to said station in accordance with said call originating data and said feature data recorded in said one exchange.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method in accordance with claim 2 wherein said method further comprises the step of disabling further use of said data recorded in said one exchange in response to a call termination by said subscriber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method in accordance with claim 2 further comprising: receiving from said connected station data defining time; and providing telephone service in accordance with said feature data recorded in said exchange for a period of time defined by said data defining time.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
92 words
The method of providing personalized telephone features to a telephone credit card subscriber comprising: recording feature data defining subscriber personalized telephone features on a card; transmitting the recorded featured data to a local exchange by a station set including a card reading device connected to the local exchange; recording the transmitted feature data in the local exchange; receiving call data from said station set at said local exchange; and providing telephone service at said local exchange in accordance with said received call data and said feature data recorded in said local exchange.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
92 words
The method of providing personalized telephone features to a telephone credit card subscriber comprising: recording feature data defining subscriber personalized telephone features on a card; transmitting the recorded featured data to a local exchange by a station set including a card reading device connected to the local exchange; recording the transmitted feature data in the local exchange; receiving call data from said station set at said local exchange; and providing telephone service at said local exchange in accordance with said received call data and said feature data recorded in said local exchange.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
159 words
The method of providing personalized telephone features to a subscriber in a telecommunication system comprising a plurality of local exchanges having subscriber terminals connected thereto and a data base accessible from said plurality of exchanges for storing personalized feature data, comprising the steps of: a receiving at one of said local exchanges from one of said terminals a request for telephone service using predefined personalized features; b. receiving a personal identification number at said one exchange from said one terminal; c. accessing said data base from said one exchange and retrieving from said data base feature data associated with said personal identification number; d. storing data retrieved from said data base in said local exchange in association with said one terminal; e. receiving at said one exchange call signaling information from said one terminal; and f. responding to said received call signaling information to provide personalized service defined by said feature data stored in association with said one terminal.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
159 words
The method of providing personalized telephone features to a subscriber in a telecommunication system comprising a plurality of local exchanges having subscriber terminals connected thereto and a data base accessible from said plurality of exchanges for storing personalized feature data, comprising the steps of: a receiving at one of said local exchanges from one of said terminals a request for telephone service using predefined personalized features; b. receiving a personal identification number at said one exchange from said one terminal; c. accessing said data base from said one exchange and retrieving from said data base feature data associated with said personal identification number; d. storing data retrieved from said data base in said local exchange in association with said one terminal; e. receiving at said one exchange call signaling information from said one terminal; and f. responding to said received call signaling information to provide personalized service defined by said feature data stored in association with said one terminal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method in accordance with claim 6 and further comprising the step of disabling further use of said data recorded in said one exchange in response to a call termination signal from said one terminal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method in accordance with claim 6 in a telecommunication system wherein said retrieved data is stored in memory, and further comprising the step of examining said memory for said stored data in response to a subsequent request for service from said one terminal and if data is stored in said memory providing service features to said terminal defined by said data stored in said memory.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
74 words
The method in accordance with claim 6 in a telecommunication system wherein said retrieved data is stored in memory and wherein said local exchange comprises timing means and the method further comprises the step of receiving from said one terminal data defining a time period and the step of preventing provision of service in accordance with said stored data in response to a subsequent request for service received after expiration of said time period.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method in accordance with claim 6 wherein stored data comprises abbreviated dialing data and said method comprises the step of responding to call signaling associated with said one terminal defining an abbreviated dialing code and the step of completing a call to a directory numberdefined in said stored data in association with said abbreviated dialing code.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
106 words
A telecommunication system comprising: a local exchange connectable to telephone terminals: a data base system for storing data defining telephone features in association with identification numbers; data base access means connected to said data base and said local exchange and responsive to signals including an identification number from said local exchange for retrieving feature data associated with said identification number and transmitting said retrieved data to said local exchange; processor means in said local exchange responsive to requests for service from a connected terminal to transmit said signals to said data base access means and to provide call handling service defined by said transmitted feature data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
106 words
A telecommunication system comprising: a local exchange connectable to telephone terminals: a data base system for storing data defining telephone features in association with identification numbers; data base access means connected to said data base and said local exchange and responsive to signals including an identification number from said local exchange for retrieving feature data associated with said identification number and transmitting said retrieved data to said local exchange; processor means in said local exchange responsive to requests for service from a connected terminal to transmit said signals to said data base access means and to provide call handling service defined by said transmitted feature data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
120 words
A telecommunication system comprising: a plurality of local exchanges having telephone terminals connected thereto; a data base system for storing data defining telephone features in association with identification numbers; data base access means connected to said data base and said local exchanges and responsive to signals including a subscriber identification numberfrom one of said local exchanges for retrieving feature data associated with said subscriber identification number and transmitting said retrieved data to said one local exchange; processor means in said one local exchange responsive to a predetermined code received from one of said telephone terminals to control the transmission of said signals to said data base access means and to provide call handling service defined by said transmitted feature data.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
120 words
A telecommunication system comprising: a plurality of local exchanges having telephone terminals connected thereto; a data base system for storing data defining telephone features in association with identification numbers; data base access means connected to said data base and said local exchanges and responsive to signals including a subscriber identification numberfrom one of said local exchanges for retrieving feature data associated with said subscriber identification number and transmitting said retrieved data to said one local exchange; processor means in said one local exchange responsive to a predetermined code received from one of said telephone terminals to control the transmission of said signals to said data base access means and to provide call handling service defined by said transmitted feature data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
58 words
The telecommunication system in accordance with claim 12 wherein said one local exchange comprises memory means for storing said feature data transmitted by said data base access means and said processor means is responsive to a request for service other than said predetermined code to provide call handling service defined by said feature data stored in said memory.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
72 words
The telecommunication system in accordance with claim 13 wherein said one local exchange further comprises clock means for generating timing signals and said processor means is responsive to signals defining a timeperiod received from said one of said terminals and said timing signals to provide call handling service defined by said feature data stored in said memory only for the period of time defined by said signals defining a period of time.
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