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(43) Date of publication: 23.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/21 (21) Application number: 99909536.7 (22) Date of filing: 19.02.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04Q 3/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9903/760 (87) International publication number: WO 0005/919 (03.02.2000 Gazette 2000/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 24.07.1998 US 122148 (71) Applicant: Priority Call Management, Inc. Wilmington, MA 01887 (US)	(72) Inventors: MELAMPY, Patrick, J. Pepperell, MA 01463 (US) PENFIELD, Robert, F. Maynard, MA 01754 (US) RYAN, Theresa, H. Berlin, MA 01503 (US) FISHER, Duncan, S. Needham, MA 02992 (US) (74) Representative: Patentanwälte Rehberg + Hüppe  Postfach 31 62 37021 Göttingen 37021 Göttingen (DE)