Caller controlled time demarcation system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8363802
APP PUB NO 20090168983A1
SERIAL NO

12396842

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A method and system for providing a caller-controlled demarcation service is described. An embodiment of the present invention is advantageously implemented as an advanced service in an intelligent telecommunications network. An embodiment of the present invention allows the user to specify an interval for a telephone communication. A telecommunication switch times the communication and when the interval expires, the switch either plays a tone to signal the expiration or disconnects the call. The switch may enforce the interval for calls originating or terminating at the subscriber's phone.

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  • AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.;BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nguyen, Hong Thi Atlanta, US 79 4936
Roberts, Linda Ann Decatur, US 71 3358
Silver, Edward Michael Atlanta, US 94 4986

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