Method and system for providing call waiting features in a SIP-based network
US8374166B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/27
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method that includes receiving a first call request from a second user to a first user, establishing a first dialog between a network element and the first user, establishing a second dialog between the network element and the second user, establishing a third dialog between the network element and a third user in response to a second call request from a third user, establishing a fourth dialog between the network element and the first user as a result of establishing the third dialog, waiting for a response from the first user in the fourth dialog and receiving one or more indications of actions from the first user to manage the disposition of the second call request.
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