Patent ID: 6404858
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method comprising:detecting a call to a predetermined destination identifier associated with a plurality of known individual subscribers, wherein the predetermined destination identifier consists of a telephone number; upon detection of the call, prompting a caller and analyzing an input from the caller to identify one of the known subscribers as an individual intended as a recipient of the detected call; loading profile information corresponding to the intended recipient subscriber in a call processing register of a switch serving a link to a destination station corresponding to the predetermined destination identifier, wherein the step of loading comprises: (a) selecting a virtual office equipment number corresponding to the intended recipient subscriber; (b) retrieving the profile information corresponding to the intended recipient subscriber from mass storage; and (c) loading the retrieved profile information into the call processing register of a telephone switch; and transmitting a distinct one of a plurality of predetermined call alert signals over the link to the destination station, the distinct call alert signal identifying the intended recipient subscriber.