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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Curtis Tucker, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Shekhar Gupta, Overland Park, KS (US);
Robert Morrill, Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventors:
Curtis Tucker, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Shekhar Gupta, Overland Park, KS (US);
Robert Morrill, Overland Park, KS (US);
Assignee:
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A do-not-disturb mode is entered in response to an identifier and a first authorization code is received. A call is received from a caller whereafter the caller is prompted to input a second authorization code. If the first and second authorization codes are the same, a notification is generated to notify a called party that a telephone call is being received.