Method, apparatus, and communication system for setting up a communication session

US6766007B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Gabriel Dermler · Sindelfingen, DE
• Claudio Fleiner · San Jose, US
• Marcel Graf · Adliswil, CH
• Lukas Heusler · Zürich, CH
• Hong Linh Truong · Richterswil, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 14, 2000
• Grant date: Jul 20, 2004
• Expiry date: Jan 14, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04Q2213/13389
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A telephone session between a calling person and a called person uses a call-related information segment which has been prepared by the calling person to inform the called person of the calling person and the subject of the session. The call-related information is transmitted to the called person and outputted there by use of an output unit, alerting the called person of the nature of the telephone session without the called person entering into the telephone session.