CA2071856A1 - Anonymous interactive telephone system having direct connect feature - Google Patents

Anonymous interactive telephone system having direct connect feature

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CA2071856A1
CA2071856A1 CA2071856A CA2071856A CA2071856A1 CA 2071856 A1 CA2071856 A1 CA 2071856A1 CA 2071856 A CA2071856 A CA 2071856A CA 2071856 A CA2071856 A CA 2071856A CA 2071856 A1 CA2071856 A1 CA 2071856A1
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Merrill Solomon
John Kimball
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Abstract

A method and apparatus for establishing telephone communications between anonymous service subscribers and responding callers over public telephone lines employing the Direct Inward Dialing (DID) feature to enable complete confidentiality and mutual anonymity between a caller and a subscriber and to effect immediate connection to a subscriber without touch tone or verbal input. The system also is used as an unpublished telephone number service to enable a caller to place a message that is relayed to a subscriber. The subscriber, based on the caller's message, then can return the call to communicate with the caller. Further, the system may be used to enable a subscribing caller to place calls to those equipped with systems (AID or caller ID) to identify callers.
CA002071856A 1989-12-12 1990-12-12 Anonymous interactive telephone system having direct connect feature Expired - Fee Related CA2071856C (en)

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