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Method for deciding on the acceptance or non-acceptance of a call, as well as circuit module, communication terminal, portable unit, and network component for a telecommunication network

US6023503A · kind A · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

Alcatel Alsthom Compagnie Generale d'Electricite · FR

Inventors

Jan David Schneider · Holzgerlingen, DE
Gunther Herzog · Stuttgart, DE
Anke Schmietainski · Hemmingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 1996
Grant date	Feb 8, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M3/54
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for deciding on the acceptance or non-acceptance of a call by taking into consideration data signaled in conjunction with the attempt to establish a connection to a certain subscriber who is the called party, wherein in addition to the signaled data other data are considered which identify the actual situation of the certain subscriber and wherein the data are combined according to freely predetermined criteria, as well as a circuit module, a communication terminal, a portable unit, and a network component for a telecommunication network.

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