Call processing and subscriber registration systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8718243
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13598432

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The present invention relates to telecommunications, and in particular, to systems and processes for processing telephone calls and providing telephony services. In one embodiment, a call processing system, compromises a first telephony interface configured to receive a call from a caller, a storage device configured to store a greeting, and a call answering system. The call answering system is configured to play the greeting in response to receiving the call, record a voice message from the caller, determine when the caller has completed recording the voice message, after determining that the caller has completed recording the voice message, play a prompt regarding the caller becoming a subscriber to call services provided by the call processing system, receive from the caller information used to establish a call services account, and establish a call services account for the caller.

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  • CALLWAVE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Day, John R Santa Barbara, US 8 190
Duva, Robert Santa Barbara, US 9 103
Smith, Robert F Santa Barbara, US 118 1723
Trandal, David Santa Barbara, US 19 806

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