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Patent
H - Electricity
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379/74
H04M 17/00 (2006.01) H04M 3/527 (2006.01) H04M 15/08 (2006.01) H04M 17/02 (2006.01) H04Q 3/00 (2006.01) H04M 3/533 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2007839
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN AUTOMATED COLLECT CALL ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A telephone system and method of operation are disclosed which use a microprocessor control system (10), a speech generator (34) and speech memory (46) to automatically place collect calls without the need of a live operator. The telephone uses the microprocessor control system (10) and a speech record/playback generator (44) to receive a destination number and a recorded name from a user. The telephone uses the speech generator (34) to play audio messages to prompt the user throughout the process. The phone informs a called party of the identity of the user and receives responses from the called party through a DTMF receiver (52). A communication path is established through a telephone line interface (38) if the phone receives a response indicating the called party accepts the charges for the collect call. The microprocessor control system (10) generates a billing record for the call which is stored in a call record memory (11). The billing record can later be retrieved to facilitate billing the call.
Hird John A.
Owen Lindsey D.
Rice Michael R.
Intellicall Inc.
Kirby Eades Gale Baker
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