Method and system for processing an incoming call
US6304649A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/4228
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A service is disclosed which allows subscribers who have multiple telephone lines extending from the same end office and who subscribe to such a service, to now be alerted on all of their multiple lines of an incoming call to any one of their lines. Regardless of which line in a predefined group of lines the incoming call is originally destined for, the subscriber will be alerted of the incoming call on each one of their lines. Numerous enhancements to the service are also disclosed.
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