Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Disposable telephone numbers
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Application No.: US13299486Application Date: 2011-11-18
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Publication No.: US08509409B2Publication Date: 2013-08-13
- Inventor: Randy McDonald , James C. Bedingfield , Odie H. Garrison , Terry R. Droke
- Applicant: Randy McDonald , James C. Bedingfield , Odie H. Garrison , Terry R. Droke
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Scott P. Zimmerman, PLLC
- Main IPC: H04M3/42
- IPC: H04M3/42

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed that provide disposable numbers for a conference service. A disposable number is assigned to a conference bridge that is only activated for a defined period of time, after which the disposable number is disposed and deactivated. A call is received to the disposable number, and the call is routed to the conference bridge. A database is queried that associates the disposable number to a subscriber's number. Subscriber information is retrieved that describes when a conference bridge subscription is active. If the conference bridge subscription is active, then a caller is connected to the conference bridge. If the conference bridge subscription is inactive, then the caller is prompted to pay for a conference service.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120063579A1 Disposable Telephone Numbers Public/Granted day:2012-03-15
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