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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1998
James Brian Welling, Jr., Dallas, TX (US);
Sima Chiniwala, Plano, TX (US);
Stewart Hodde Maxwell, Dallas, TX (US);
Thanh Pham, Plano, TX (US);
Anatoly Vaserfirer, Plano, TX (US);
Nortel Networks Corporation, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
In a telecommunications system, a subscriber station invokes a sponsored-call application service program when the subscriber station originates a call. Based upon certain criteria, service logic determines whether the call is sponsored or not. If sponsored, additional service logic utilizes the location of the call origination (i.e., location of the subscriber station) and/or other attributes of the subscriber station to select an announcement from a plurality of announcements for transmission to the subscriber station. After the announcement is transmitted (i.e., played), the subscriber station is connected to the call's desired destination. If not sponsored, the call is handled as a normal call.
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