Method and apparatus for bridging a voice call including selective provision of information in non-audio to the caller

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PATENT NO 5987102
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08818579

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An apparatus is provided with a storage medium having stored therein programming instructions that implement a set of communication services for bridging a voice call from a caller to a calle, and an execution unit coupled to the storage medium for executing the programming instructions. The communication services include call management services for transitioning the voice call through a plurality of call states [including a call holding state] while connecting/disconnecting the caller and the callee, and facilitating selective provision of information in non-audio form to the caller [in at least the call holding state] while transitioning the voice calls through the call states. The caller is also equipped to receive non-audio information.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buondonno, Michael F Beaverton, OR 11 1159
Elliott, John D Portland, OR 24 2392
Keeler, Kenneth L Hillsboro, OR 24 1997
Mirashrafi, Mojtaba Portland, OR 27 2598
Pirkl, Keith A Vancouver, WA 9 989
Simon, Al J Hillsboro, OR 12 1447
Taylor, George L Tigard, OR 10 1135
Zuber, Mark D Beaverton, OR 18 1398

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