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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2002
Teresa Farias Latter, Kildeer, IL (US);
Nancy Ann Book, Naperville, IL (US);
Mary Louise Hardzinski, Palatine, IL (US);
James Thomas Maciejewski, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Thomas Joseph McBlain, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Diana Inara Tiliks, Elk Grove, IL (US);
Paul R. Wilczynski, Cary, IL (US);
SBC Properties, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
The present method and system enable a called party to cancel an unwanted call and send a message to the calling party. The method and system are activated in response to a plurality of inputs provided by the called party. In response to the input provided by the called party, a custom or a standard message can be transmitted to the calling party. A confirmation message can also be transmitted to the called party. The method and system can be implemented in conjunction with other systems that are also activated in response to an input from the called party.