Personal IP follow-me service

US6687360B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AT&T CORP. · US

Inventors

• Fen-Chung Kung · Bound Brook, US
• Jesse Eugene Russell · Piscataway, US
• Anish Sankalia · Iselin, US
• Hopeton S. Walker · Haledon, US
• Spencer Wang · Parsippany, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 30, 1999
• Grant date: Feb 3, 2004
• Expiry date: Dec 30, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M3/548
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for providing a dynamic call forwarding service for a subscriber in an IP telephone network is disclosed. When a predetermined telephone number is called from a telephone other than the subscriber's home telephone, the subscriber enters a code for location registration. The directory number of the telephone the subscriber is using is determined for location registration. A call for the subscriber's home telephone is then routed to the telephone the subscriber used for location registration.