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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2004
Jeffrey M. Fries, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Lyndon Casey, Grand Island, FL (US);
Jeffrey M. Fries, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Lyndon Casey, Grand Island, FL (US);
Embarq Holdings Company, LLC, Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a user interface for communicating line usage information. The user interface includes means for requesting type of report of line usage information and means for requesting report criteria. The user interface further includes means for displaying a line usage report based on the report criteria and requested type of report. The present invention also relates to a method for communicating line usage information to a user is described. The method: prompts a user to enter a type of report of line usage information and to enter report criteria. The method then displays a corresponding line usage report.