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ISDN callback with initial call reject

US6717918B1 · kind B1 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 25, 1998
Grant dateApr 6, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13389
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique for processing a telephone call from a calling party without accepting the call and subsequently, in response, initiating a call to the calling party. Utilizing this technique on an ISDN connection in which a customer is connected to an Internet Service Provider, calls initiated by the Internet Service Provider will not be answered by the customer, but the customer will be alerted and, in response, will place a call to the Internet Service Provider.

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