The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2006
Vinod Katkam, San Jose, CA (US);
Mukul Jain, San Jose, CA (US);
Sanjeev Kumar, San Francisco, CA (US);
Labhesh Patel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Randall B. Baird, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher E. Pearce, Dallas, TX (US);
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vinod Katkam, San Jose, CA (US);
Mukul Jain, San Jose, CA (US);
Sanjeev Kumar, San Francisco, CA (US);
Labhesh Patel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Randall B. Baird, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher E. Pearce, Dallas, TX (US);
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system includes a first interface to connect with a network, and a second interface to connect with a telephone device of an enterprise. A unit controls a connection between the first and second interfaces for an outgoing call from the telephone device to a remote telephone device connected to the network. A processor subsystem coupled with the unit operates to initiate communications with a telephone device associated with a supervisor having authority to allow or deny the call. The processor subsystem also operates too present the supervisor with information that includes a purpose or reason for the outgoing call. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.