Patent ID: 6434223
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A63F,G07C,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A telephone call processing system for receiving calls through a telephone communication facility from a multitude of terminals for processing in a select interface format wherein callers are cued by voice signals supplied to said multitude of terminals and respond with digital signals, as by actuating push to said multitude of terminals and respond with digital signals, as by actuating push buttons at said multitude of terminals, said system receiving from the telephone communication systems digital signals indicative of DIS, said telephone call processing system comprising:means for selectively receiving calls from said multitude of terminals in a plurality of call modes to establish telephone communication with a select subset of callers utilizing calling number identification signals automatically provided by the telephone communication facility, said select interface format selected by said digital signals indicative of DNIS; means for receiving identification signals for said callers of said select subset; means for individually cuing said callers of said select subset to provide digital signals that are entered by the callers, wherein at least certain of the cues and their responsive digital signals are a part of common processing operations to isolate a sub-subset of said callers; and means for storing identification signals for said callers of said sub-subset.