	US 7,580,514 B2
	Method, system, and articles for providing a family telecommunication service
Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Crystal Lake, Ill. (US); Vanessa Besteda Jackson, Oak Park, Ill. (US); and Robert Joseph Thornberry, Jr., Wheaton, Ill. (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property 1, L.P., Reno, Nev. (US)
Filed on Jun. 07, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/448,300.
Application 11/448300 is a continuation of application No. 09/966574, filed on Sep. 26, 2001, granted, now 7,085,363.
Application 09/966574 is a continuation of application No. 09/375652, filed on Aug. 17, 1999, granted, now 6,327,354.
Prior Publication US 2006/0227954 A1, Oct. 12, 2006
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04M 3/42 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 379—201.01 [379/211.02; 379/220.01]

12 Claims

1. A method of providing a telecommunication service, the method comprising:

with a server in a telephone network, providing a menu during a first telephone call, the menu providing a plurality of destination options including a first destination option to reach a first family member at a residence of a family, a second destination option to reach a second family member at a first location other than the residence, and a third destination option to reach a third family member at a second location other than the residence; and

receiving a first selection of one of the destination options during the first telephone call; initiating a second telephone call to a first telephone number corresponding to the first selection; determining that the second telephone call is unanswered; receiving a second selection of one of the destination options in the first telephone call; initiating a third telephone call to a second telephone number corresponding to the second selection; and connecting the first telephone call and the third telephone call.