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Collect callback

CA 2446309 A1 · Owner: Smith, Jeffrey B. · Inventors: Eberle, Michael L.; Smith, Jeffrey B.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

In an implementation of collect callback a call-in service establishes a, communication link with a caller and initiates a collect callback option for the, caller. A switch receives callback data from the call-in service and utilizes the, callback data to establish a collect call via a second communication link between, the caller and the call-in service.

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  • Filed October 23, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 23, 2023.
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FiledOctober 23, 2003
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedOctober 23, 2023
Patent numberCA 2446309 A1
Classification (IPC)H04M3/42 +2 more

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2004200620082010201220142016201820202022Application filedOct 23, 2003Term endedOct 23, 2023

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