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Patent No.:

US 8144852 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2007
Applicants:

Mark A. Russell, Austin, TX (US);

Stephen Weinert, Arlington, TX (US);

Inventors:

Mark A. Russell, Austin, TX (US);

Stephen Weinert, Arlington, TX (US);

Assignee:

AT&T Labs, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A service to a user is prevented by providing, to the user, at least one communication link used to provide multiple services to the user. The plurality of services are activated over the at least one communication link. Transmission for the prevented service is prevented based on at least one characteristic of the at least one communication link over which the prevented service would be provided.


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