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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2003
Craig L. Reding, Midland Park, NJ (US);
Mahesh Rajagopalan, Irving, TX (US);
Christopher Helbling, Stamford, CT (US);
Craig L. Reding, Midland Park, NJ (US);
Mahesh Rajagopalan, Irving, TX (US);
Christopher Helbling, Stamford, CT (US);
Verizon Data Services LLC, Temple Terrace, FL (US);
Telesector Resources Group, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for managing a communications line associated with two or more users. These methods and systems include receiving first user line management information regarding handling of calls to the communications line from one or more contacts in a first address book, the first address book associated with the first user. Further, these methods and systems include receiving second user line management information regarding handling of calls to the communications line from one or more contacts in a second address book, the second address book associated with the second user. Additionally, the methods and systems are capable of receiving from the communications network information regarding a call received on the communications line associated with the two or more users, determining handling of the call based on the received first user and second user line management information, and forwarding to the communications network instructions regarding the handling of the call, such that the communications network handles the call in accordance with the determined handling.