US Patent 7116972 Method and system for control over call handling

Patent 7116972 was granted and assigned to Sprint on October, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Sprint

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

71169720

Patent Inventor Names

Von McConnell0

Baoquan A. Zhang0

Date of Patent

October 3, 2006

Patent Application Number

099916160

Date Filed

November 16, 2001

Patent Primary Examiner

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Gerald Gauthier

Patent abstract

Methods and a system are provided for allowing a subscriber to control the call handling at a customer premises equipment. A calling party can place a call from anywhere in a carrier network to a subscriber at a customer premises equipment. The carrier network prompts the subscriber with call information and a list of call processing choices. The subscriber can select one of the choices and the call is handled properly by the system. The methods and system allow the subscriber to interact with the carrier network in real-time.