Fallback to message compose on synchronous call attempt
First Claim
1. A method for handling an unsuccessful synchronous call attempt from a calling party to a called party, said method comprising:
- monitoring a synchronous call attempt from said calling party to said called party;
determining at least one communication address related to said called party;
dropping said synchronous call attempt to said called party;
allowing said calling party to compose a message; and
sending said message to said determined communication address.
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Abstract
A method and system for fallback to message compose on the calling party'"'"'s own supervisory (messaging) system on a synchronous call attempt. In particular, where a calling party cannot have a synchronous call with a called party due to busy signal, no answer, reaching a called party'"'"'s messaging system or the wrong person or other reasons, address information for the called party is retrieved, the call is dropped (disconnected or the call request is discontinued), and a message compose session is established for the calling party, with the called party'"'"'s address information pre-filled (i.e. destination number, voice mail number, e-mail address, pager number, etc.). In this way, the calling party does not need to take any additional steps to compose a message or to determine the called party'"'"'s address information or alternate address information and, further, can compose a message using the calling party'"'"'s own message compose system.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for handling an unsuccessful synchronous call attempt from a calling party to a called party, said method comprising:
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monitoring a synchronous call attempt from said calling party to said called party;
determining at least one communication address related to said called party;
dropping said synchronous call attempt to said called party;
allowing said calling party to compose a message; and
sending said message to said determined communication address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29)
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16. A computer readable medium containing computer executable code which adapts a processor for a communication system to:
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monitor a synchronous call attempt from said calling party to said called party;
determine at least one communication address related to said called party;
drop said synchronous call attempt to said called party;
allow said calling party to compose a message; and
send said message to said determined communication address.
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27. A method for handling a synchronous call attempt from a calling party to a called party, said method comprising:
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monitoring a synchronous call attempt from said calling party to said called party;
detecting an indication from said calling party that said calling party wishes to send a message;
determining at least one communication address related to said called party;
allowing said calling party to compose a message; and
sending said message to said determined communication address.
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30. A system for handling an unsuccessful synchronous call attempt from a calling party to a called party, said system comprising:
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monitoring means for monitoring a synchronous call attempt from said calling party directed to said called party;
detection means for determining that said synchronous call attempt from said calling party to said called party is unsuccessful;
addressing means for determining at least one address for said called party;
dropping means for dropping said synchronous call attempt to said called party;
message means for allowing said calling party to compose a message for said called party; and
sending means for sending said message to said address determined by said addressing means. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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