Global Patent Index - EP 1027800 A1

EP 1027800 A1 20000816 - DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM

Title (en)

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM

Title (de)

RUFNUMMERAUSKUNFTVERFAHREN UND SYSTEM

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET SYSTEME D'ASSISTANCE-ANNUAIRE

Publication

EP 1027800 A1 20000816 (EN)

Application

EP 98950798 A 19981001

Priority

  • US 9820530 W 19981001
  • US 94040597 A 19971001

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9917520A1] A method for directory assistance in a geographic region in which local calls are serviced using multiple area codes (16, 18) begins in response to a directory assistance inquiry (10) by a caller. The inquiry is processed (12) by locating a destination number having an associated area code. An audible response is then communicated to the caller in the form of the destination number followed by the area code (20).

IPC 1-7

H04M 3/493; H04M 1/2745

IPC 8 full level

H04M 3/44 (2006.01); H04M 1/27 (2006.01); H04M 1/27485 (2020.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 3/493 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04M 1/27485 (2020.01); H04M 3/4931 (2013.01); H04M 3/42059 (2013.01); H04M 3/42102 (2013.01); H04M 2201/18 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9917520 A1 19990408; WO 9917520 B1 19990701; AU 9675398 A 19990423; EP 1027800 A1 20000816; EP 1027800 A4 20040908; JP 2001518756 A 20011016

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9820530 W 19981001; AU 9675398 A 19981001; EP 98950798 A 19981001; JP 2000514450 A 19981001