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Method and system for incoming call notification

US8046470B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Sprint Spectrum LLC · US

Inventors

Ronald E. Lewis · Independence, US
Charles E. Woodson · Peculiar, US
Baoquan Zhang · Overland Park, US
Arun Santharam · Overland Park, US
Daren R. Furness · Lenexa, US
Von K. McConnell · Leawood, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2002
Grant date	Oct 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W76/10
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile station that is fully engaged such that it cannot be connected to an incoming call without being disconnected from an existing call receives an incoming call notification. The incoming call notification may, for example, take the form of a short message system (SMS) message or a packet protocol message, such as a session initiation protocol (SIP) message. The incoming call notification may identify the calling party and may explain how to take the incoming call. If the user accepts the incoming call, the mobile station is disconnected from existing calls and connected to the incoming call.

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