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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Curtis E. Allen, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Phillip D. Crable, Falcon, CO (US);
Deanna D. Willoughby, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
MCI Communications Corporation, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/700 ;
Abstract
Non-toll calls originating from payphones may be blocked. An intelligent node is provided within the telecommunications network to identify whether a non-toll call originated from a payphone. The intelligent node may apply a number of different criteria to determine whether to block a non-toll call that is determined to have originated from a payphone. The intelligent node may be customized to apply criteria based upon customer request. The customer may also identify additional processing that is to be performed when a call is to be blocked.