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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1995
Daniel J Mayer, Livingston, NJ (US);
Carol A Wegrzynowicz, Holmdel, NJ (US);
AT&T Corp., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
When one party places a long distance call to another party through a telephone network, there is a delay in completing the call after the calling party enters the telephone number of the called party. During this holding time, a message specific to the geographic location of the called party is synthesized in light of information gleaned from the dialed telephone number and delivered to the calling party. The message may include an identification of the location of the called party, the time of day and date where the called party is located, news, weather, or other location specific information. The message may also include advertising information.