Warren David Conley

US Patent:

6393119, May 21, 2002

Filed:

Aug 2, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/365484

Inventors:

Warren David Conley - Birmingham AL

Assignee:

BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H04M 700

US Classification:

37922001, 37921601, 37935504, 37935508

Abstract:

A method and system for assigning a communication to a network of a service provider. Through a communication device, a user provides an indication of a preference for a network of a service provider to the telecommunications system serving the communication device. In the preferred method, the preference is indicated by the user by pressing the â#â key followed by pressing the â1â key on the keypad of the communication device. The pressing of the â#â key followed by the â1â key results in two different dual tone multifrequency (DTMF) signals in a certain order being passed to the system serving the communication device. The systems receipt of the â#â DTMF signal followed by the â1â DTMF signal results in the override of the subscription assignment at the communication device, and assignment of the communication to the network of the selected service provider associated with the â#â DTMF and â1â DTMF signals.

US Patent:

59534028, Sep 14, 1999

Filed:

Nov 26, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/756443

Inventors:

Warren David Conley - Birmingham AL

Assignee:

BellSouth Intellectual Property - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H04M 700
H04M 127
H04M 344

US Classification:

379220

Abstract:

A method and system for assigning a communication to a network of a service provider. Through a communication device, a user provides an indication of a preference for a network of a service provider to the telecommunications system serving the communication device. In the preferred method, the preference is indicated by the user by pressing the "#" key followed by pressing the "1" key on the keypad of the communication device. The pressing of the "#" key followed by the "1" key results in two different dual tone multifrequency (DTMF) signals in a certain order being passed to the system serving the communication device. The system's receipt of the "#" DTMF signal followed by the "1" DTMF signal results in the override of the subscription assignment at the communication device, and assignment of the communication to the network of the selected service provider associated with the "#" DTMF and "1" DTMF signals.