Abstract: A dialed universal telephone number is translated into a toll free telephone number corresponding to a telecommunications relay service center in a telecommunications system. When the call is connected to the telecommunications relay service center, information that identifies the caller is reliably forwarded to the telecommunications relay service center.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 22, 2001
Date of Patent:
October 5, 2010
Assignees:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., SBC Operations, Inc.
Inventors:
Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Harold C. Fleischer, III, Judy Mandolini