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Patent US6400808 - System and method for providing call subject information to a called party - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA system and method is provided for providing call subject information to a called party. A call subject platform receives a call from a calling party. The call subject platform prompts the calling party to provide call subject information. If call subject information is received at the call subject...http://www.google.com/patents/US6400808?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6400808 - System and method for providing call subject information to a called partyAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6400808 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/979,867Publication dateJun 4, 2002Filing dateNov 26, 1997Priority dateNov 26, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6741689, US20020090064Publication number08979867, 979867, US 6400808 B1, US 6400808B1, US-B1-6400808, US6400808 B1, US6400808B1InventorsFrederick Murray BurgOriginal AssigneeAt&T CorpExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (12), Referenced by (16), Classifications (18), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for providing call subject information to a called partyUS 6400808 B1Abstract A system and method is provided for providing call subject information to a called party. A call subject platform receives a call from a calling party. The call subject platform prompts the calling party to provide call subject information. If call subject information is received at the call subject platform from the calling party, then the call subject platform sends at least part of the call subject information to the called party. The call subject platform then determines if the called party desires to communicate with the calling party.
In one embodiment of the present invention, calling party 101 is a telephone. In another embodiment, a calling party 101 is a calling party computer whose memory stores instructions adapted to be executed by the processor to communicate through a network, and to provide call subject information, As used herein, �call subject information� includes any information from the calling party 101 beyond the calling party's 101 identity or telephone number. Examples of call subject information include; information pertaining to the purpose of the telephone call from the calling party 101; information pertaining to the urgency of the telephone call; etc. For example, call subject information can include a reference to a previous call from the called party 102 to the calling party 101: �I'm returning your telephone call of earlier today� from the calling party 101 is an example of call subject information. Call subject information can be advantageously combined with other information (e.g., caller identification information) to contribute to the process of determining how the called party 102 desires to handle the telephone call (e.g., communicate with the calling party 101, forward the call, send the call to a Messaging service, not accept the call, etc.)
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