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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2008
Johnny Hawkins, Kansas City, MO (US);
Rich Schermerhom, Overland Park, KS (US);
Victoria M. Toner, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Shekhar Gupta, Overland Park, KS (US);
Mike A. Roberts, Overland Park, KS (US);
Johnny Hawkins, Kansas City, MO (US);
Rich Schermerhom, Overland Park, KS (US);
Victoria M. Toner, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Shekhar Gupta, Overland Park, KS (US);
Mike A. Roberts, Overland Park, KS (US);
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
A system and method for forwarding a telephone call includes routing a telephone call from a calling party to a first telephone of a called party. A determination may be made that the telephone call was not answered by the called party. A determination may be made as to whether the telephone call is to be forwarded to an unrelated second telephone within a predetermined distance of the first telephone. Geographic coordinates of the first telephone may be determined. A determination of geographic coordinates of at least one second telephone may be made. A determination as to whether the at least one unrelated second telephone is within the predetermined distance of the first telephone. An unrelated second telephone determined to be within the predetermined distance of the first telephone may be selected. The telephone call may be forwarded to the selected unrelated second telephone.