Patent ID: 6567504
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
An automated phone calling system for placing outgoing phone calls, comprising:a first database comprising a plurality of phone numbers and one or more data fields associated with each of the plurality of phone numbers; means for selecting a subset of phone numbers from the plurality of phone numbers of the first database based on the selection of at least one zip code stored in a zip code data fields, wherein the at least one zip code is associated with at least one of the plurality of phone numbers; means for recording a voice message to be transmitted over at least one outgoing phone line; means for connecting to at least one outgoing phone line, the connection means operatively connected to the voice recording means; means for initiating at least one phone call to a callee via a callee phone number over the at least one outgoing phone line with the callee's phone number being one of the subset of phone numbers stored in the first database as selected by the selecting means; means for prompting the callee by playing the voice message recorded with the voice recording means, after the outgoing phone call connection has been established, to enter a new zip code; means for recording the new zip code entered by a callee; and means for automatically updating the zip code data field associated with the callee's phone number based on the entered new zip code, the updated zip code data field used by the selecting means for selecting a future subset of phone numbers.