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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2004
Ian Widger, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jeremy M. Knight, Bellevue, WA (US);
Frederick A. Epler, Whitefish, MT (US);
Ian Widger, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jeremy M. Knight, Bellevue, WA (US);
Frederick A. Epler, Whitefish, MT (US);
AccessLine Communications Corporation, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and associated method receive, from a local telecommunications network, a call from a first number, to a second number associated with an individual or subscriber. The system and method locally store at least the second number, and initiate a dial-up call to a central telecommunication server or a dialed-up network via the local telecommunications network. The system and method then transfer at least the second number to the central telecommunications server via the dial-up call over the dial-up network. The dial-up network can be a 1-800 network, long distance network, or other network.