US 12,132,867 B2
Universal ring free
Ari Kahn, Mount Shasta, CA (US)
Assigned to STARLOGIK IP LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by StarLogik IP LLC, Mount Shasta, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 21, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/253,059.
Application 16/253,059 is a continuation of application No. 13/624,225, filed on Sep. 21, 2012, granted, now 10,187,528.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/537,536, filed on Sep. 21, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2019/0273824 A1, Sep. 5, 2019
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04M 3/54 (2006.01); H04L 65/1016 (2022.01); H04L 65/1069 (2022.01); H04L 65/1104 (2022.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04M 15/02 (2006.01); H04M 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 3/543 (2013.01) [H04L 65/1016 (2013.01); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04L 65/1104 (2022.05); H04M 15/88 (2013.01); H04M 15/881 (2013.01); H04M 15/882 (2013.01); H04M 15/888 (2013.01); H04M 17/02 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by at least one switching node, over a first telephony connection from a first communication device, a call request associated with a call to a phone number associated with a second communication device;
sending, by the at least one switching node, over the first telephony connection and in response to the call request, at least one first communication to the first communication device, wherein the at least one first communication comprises at least one service option;
receiving, by the at least one switching node, a selection of a service option of the at least one service option;
automatically terminating, by the switching node and in response to receiving the selection of the service option, the first telephony connection with the first communication device; and
sending, by the at least one switching node, over a second telephony connection and in response to the call request, at least one second communication to the second communication device associated with the phone number;
wherein the at least one first communication is sent to the first communication device prior to the sending the at least one second communication to the second communication device.