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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2000
Alan Edward Kaplan, Morris Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Alan Edward Kaplan, Morris Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
AT&T Corp., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A capability for routing calls that are destined to different called numbers to a single customer line is provided by including apparatus at the customer's line that detects called number ID signals. The detecting of called number ID signals is enabled by installing one or more called numbers ID signals in a memory of a customer premises instrument, or a coupler, that is connected to the customer's line. The installing is carried out in a process that first places the customer premises instrument, or the coupler, in a program mode, and then providing the one or more called number ID signals, for storing in the customer premises instrument, or the coupler. In one embodiment, the service provider provides the one or more called number ID signals.