WO1998024219A3 - System and method for providing directory assistance information - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
- H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
- H04M3/487—Arrangements for providing information services, e.g. recorded voice services or time announcements
- H04M3/493—Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
- H04M3/4931—Directory assistance systems
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
- H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
- H04M3/42229—Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location
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CA002282692A CA2282692C (en) | 1996-11-26 | 1997-10-14 | System and method for providing directory assistance information |
AU49095/97A AU4909597A (en) | 1996-11-26 | 1997-10-14 | System and method for providing directory assistance information |
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US08/756,442 US5940493A (en) | 1996-11-26 | 1996-11-26 | System and method for providing directory assistance information |
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WO1998024219A2 WO1998024219A2 (en) | 1998-06-04 |
WO1998024219A3 true WO1998024219A3 (en) | 1998-09-17 |
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PCT/US1997/018905 WO1998024219A2 (en) | 1996-11-26 | 1997-10-14 | System and method for providing directory assistance information |
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AU (1) | AU4909597A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2282692C (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998024219A2 (en) |
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- 1997-10-14 WO PCT/US1997/018905 patent/WO1998024219A2/en active Application Filing
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US5940493A (en) | 1999-08-17 |
AU4909597A (en) | 1998-06-22 |
WO1998024219A2 (en) | 1998-06-04 |
CA2282692C (en) | 2002-12-10 |
CA2282692A1 (en) | 1998-06-04 |
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