Technique for providing personalized information and communications services
CA 2431154 C · Owner: Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. · Inventors: Kepler, Michael A.; Elsey, Nicholas J.; Timmins, Timothy A.
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A user may utilize a communication device to contact an information/call center (21-27) where an operator provides personalized information and communication services such as listing contacts and appointements , information. When a user locates a phone number in his/her private directory using a web browser, the user may utilize a direct connect feature of the invention to initiate a phone call over the Internet. Additionally appointments information is delivered to the user via a voice connection SMS, email, facsimile, PDA, etc. Also, a calendaring service helps the user plan a future event and an appointment record concerning the future event is automatically incorporated into the …
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- Filed November 15, 2001 and granted February 14, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 15, 2021.
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