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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2004
Richard E. Sabinson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Gregory Steven Fosburgh, San Ramon, CA (US);
Mark Tamasi, St. Louis, MO (US);
Brenda S. Thompson, Plano, TX (US);
Richard E. Sabinson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Gregory Steven Fosburgh, San Ramon, CA (US);
Mark Tamasi, St. Louis, MO (US);
Brenda S. Thompson, Plano, TX (US);
SBC Technology Resources, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A communications system is provided for routing calls based on a location of a calling party. The communications system includes a processor that determines routing of a call placed by a calling party using one of a plurality of call origination devices. The call origination devices are operatively connected to a switching device that is operatively connected to the processor. The call is placed to a destination corresponding to a service having a service area. The switching device services calls placed from call origination devices located within the service area and calls placed from call origination devices located outside the service area. The processor determines whether the calling party is within the service area, and the processor instructs the switching device to route the call to the destination based upon the processor determining that the calling party is within the service area. The switching device routes the call to the destination only when the processor determines that the calling party is within the service area.