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Connection control method for personal communications

CA 2107982 C · Owner: Hirata, Shoichi · Inventors: Yabusaki, Masami; Takemoto, Eriko; Nakajima, Akihisa

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The present invention relates to a connection control method for personal communications. In accordance with the present invention a switching center which is comprised of a first memory part a second memory part and a, third memory part. The first memory part stores a terminating terminal number which corresponds to each subscriber. The terminating terminal number is registered by each subscriber. The second memory part stores idle/busy information corresponding to each terminal. The third memory part stores idle/busy information corresponding to each subscriber. When a subscriber makes a call at a terminal, the switching center determines whether the idle/busy information for the …

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  • Filed October 7, 1993 and granted March 30, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 7, 2013.
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FiledOctober 7, 1993
GrantedMarch 30, 1999
Term endedOctober 7, 2013
Patent numberCA 2107982 C
Classification (IPC)H04Q3/42 +2 more

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