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Patent No.:

US 8737988 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 25, 2013
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventor:

Anthony Petronelli, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
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Abstract

The present invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for providing service provider information for a user communication device. A targeted communication link associated with a target service provider is determined using a user communication device associated with a user service provider. The determination of the indicator for the target service provider may be with a user service provider Central Office or server. An indicator of the target service provider is received and displayed on the user communication device. Communication services available to the communication device are determined and presented to the communication device by audible or visual signals. Representations of services available or restricted to the user communication device are provided to the user device. Restricted services may be enabled by override options.


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