US Patent No: 6,181,927

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

Sponsored call and cell service

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Abstract

In a telecommunications system, a subscriber station invokes a sponsored-call application service program when the subscriber station originates a call. Based upon certain criteria, service logic determines whether the call is sponsored or not. If sponsored, additional service logic utilizes the location of the call origination (i.e., location of the subscriber station) and/or other attributes of the subscriber station to select an announcement from a plurality of announcements for transmission to the subscriber station. After the announcement is transmitted (i.e., played), the subscriber station is connected to the call's desired destination. If not sponsored, the call is handled as a normal call.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITEDMONTREAL QUEBEC1734

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chiniwala, Sima Plano, TX 2 128
Maxwell, Stewart Hodde Dallas, TX 8 243
Pham, Thanh San Jose, CA 23 443
Vaserfirer, Anatoly Plano, TX 2 128
Welling, Jr James Brian Richardson, TX 2 82

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