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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ram N Rathore, Randolph, NJ (US);
Roy Philip Weber, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Corp, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379 9313 ; 463 17 ; 463 41 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus determine a caller's eligibility to enter a lottery, determine whether the caller has won the lottery and advises the caller of the winning status while communication services are provided between the caller and a called party. Thus, the caller can enter, win and be advised of winning status while communication, e.g. telephone voice communication, takes place between the caller and a called party. The caller need not dial a specific telephone number to enter the lottery. Instead, communication with any desired called party can take place.