A SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR SWITCHED TELEPHONY COMMUNICATION - Patent 0976234

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EP 0 976 234 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	14.05.1999

(43)	Date of publication:
	02.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/05

(21)	Application number: 98919806.4

(22)	Date of filing: 15.04.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04M 3/42, H04M 7/00, H04Q 3/00, H04M 3/30

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9807/927

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9847/298 (22.10.1998 Gazette 1998/42)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

15.04.1997 US 835789
15.04.1997 US 834320

(71)	Applicant: MCI Worldcom, Inc.
	Jackson, MS 39201 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	ZEY, David, A. Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 (US)

(74)	Representative: Rupp, Christian, Dipl.Phys. et al
	Mitscherlich & PartnerPatent- und RechtsanwälteSonnenstrasse 33 80331 München 80331 München (DE)

(54)	A SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR SWITCHED TELEPHONY COMMUNICATION