Method and apparatus for prioritizing a telephone call according to a level of service of an originator

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5500889
SERIAL NO

08257619

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A method and apparatus that allows different likelihoods of call completion during very heavy call loading conditions to be supplied to different customers. Customers are assigned to different levels of service and these levels of service are used to manage call completion in throughout the telecommunication network during very heavy call loading periods. Thus, a securities broker may have a higher likelihood of completing a call near the close of a trading session than the average telephone customer. However, each caller may be offered an opportunity to immediately increase his or her level of service and thus likelihood of completing a call to the highest available level if a call is not completed at the caller's lower level of service.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
AT&T CORP32 AVENUE OFTHE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10013-2412

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baker, Mark C Lisle, IL 3 52
Hagerman, William E Naperville, IL 3 116
Penrod, Jack R Bolingbrook, IL 2 87
Stevens, Nancy S Mount Laurel, NJ 2 299

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation