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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brent V. Bell, Tempe, AZ (US);
Peggy S. Schwend, Phoenix, AZ (US);
L. Anne Mardick, Overland Park, KS (US);
Assignee:
Qwest Communications International Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 ;
Abstract
Methods for automatically administrating incoming and outgoing call services include, for example, a method for screening calls from a caller to a subscriber intercepts a call and sends the call directly to the subscriber when the caller is on an established privileged caller list. The exemplary method includes establishing the privileged caller list, and holding a call for further processing if the caller is not on the privileged caller list.