Special service toll telephone system

Claim 1

IN A TELEPHONE SYSTEM, A CALLING STATION IDENTIFIABLE BY A DIRECTORY NUMBER; A CALLED STATION IDENTIFIABLE BY A DIRECTORY NUMBER; A REGISTER-SENDER INCLUDING STORAGE MEANS FOR TEMPORARILY STORING A PLURALITY OF VARIABLE ITEMS OF RECORDS INFORMATION PERTAINING TO A TELEPHONE CALL INCLUDING SAID CALLED STATION DIRECTORY NUMBER AND SAID CALLING STATION DIRECTORY NUMBER; A TICKETER HAVING A NUMERICAL DESIGNATION; AN OPERATORS POSITION INCLUDING DISPLAY MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TICKETER AND SELECTIVELY OPERATED TO PROVIDE A VISUAL INDICATION OF SAID NUMERICAL DESIGNATION OF SAID TICKETER AND SAID CALLING AND CALLED STATION DIRECTORY NUMBERS; SAID TICKETER CONNECTED TO SAID REGISTERSENDER INCLUDING MEANS OPERATED IN RESPONSE TO SAID REGISTER-SENDER TO EXTEND A CIRCUIT FROM SAID CALLING STATION THROUGH SAID TICKETER TO SAID OPERATORS POSITION; IN SAID OPERATOR''S POSITION FURTHER INCLUDING CALL ACCEPTANCE MEANS FOR COMPLETING SAID CONNECTION EXTENDED TO SAID OPERATOR''S POSITION FURTHER INCLUDING CALL ACCEPTANCE MEANS FOR COMPLETING SAID CONNECTION EXTENDED TO SAID OPERATOR''S POSITION FROM SAID CALLING STATION BY SAID TICKETER; AND SAID TICKETER FURTHER INCLUDING MEANS OPERATED IN RESPONSE TO OPERATION OF SAID CALL ACCEPTANCE MEANS AT SAID OPERATORS POSITION TO EXTEND A CALL FROM SAID CALLING STATION TO SAID CALLED STATION, STORAGE MEANS OPERATED IN RESPONSE TO SAID REGISTER SENDER TO STORE SAID CALLING AND CALLED STATION DIRECTORY NUMBERS, REGISTER MEANS OPERATED TO RECORD SAID CALLING AND CALLED STATION DIRECTORY NUMBERS, THE CLASS OF SERVICE APPLICABLE TO A CALL BETWEEN SAID STATIONS AND TO FURTHER RECORD THE DURATION OF SAID CALL.