Method and system for providing telephony services

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8644473
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12430456

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A method is provided for directing calls placed to a telephone number associated with a user according to a reservation identifying the user, a workspace, and a start time. The method includes acts of receiving a first message from a telephone device located at the workspace in response to a first input at the telephone device on or after the start time, retrieving the reservation from a reservation database in response to receiving the first message, sending a second message to the telephone device based at least in part on a portion of the reservation identifying the user, receiving a third message sent in response to a second input at the telephone device, the third message including an identifier of the telephone device, retrieving the telephone number associated with the user from a user database, and directing calls placed to the telephone number associated with the user to the telephone device.

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ERNST & YOUNG U S LLP1 MANHATTAN WEST NEW YORK NY 10001

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bamert, Tom Hoboken, US 1 12
Bardwell, Robert Strongsville, US 1 12
Chulick, Jeffrey E Ashburn, US 1 12
Hallock, Scott Longmont, US 1 12
Large, Steven N West Palm Beach, US 1 12
Summers, A Brent Louisville, US 1 12
Thrall, Craig Marshfield, US 2 57

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