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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2008
Robert Pines, New York, NY (US);
Evan Marwell, New York, NY (US);
John Blakeney, Macungie, PA (US);
Christine Baumeister, Harleysville, PA (US);
Robert Pines, New York, NY (US);
Evan Marwell, New York, NY (US);
John Blakeney, Macungie, PA (US);
Christine Baumeister, Harleysville, PA (US);
Grape Technology Group, Inc., Bethlehem, PA (US);
Abstract
A communication assistance system provides access to information corresponding to a plurality of subscribers. The system includes a means for receiving incoming communications from a plurality of requesters desiring to access the information corresponding to subscribers and a database directory listing storing information corresponding to each one of the subscribers. The information includes a pre-announcement field containing information indicating whether a requester is pre-announced before a connection to a subscriber is made.