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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Richard G. Moore, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Gregory L. Mumsford, Marion, IA (US);
Duraisamy Gunasekar, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
Richard G. Moore, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Gregory L. Mumsford, Marion, IA (US);
Duraisamy Gunasekar, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Business Global LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An interactive telephony services system is provided with instant communications function. In accordance with some embodiments, presence information related to the availability of a called party to be contacted via instant communications affects the handling of telephone calls to the called party. In accordance with some embodiments, a telephone call may be connected to an instant communications client used by a called party.