Repeating device, telephone set, and recording medium

• US 20030063612A1
• Filed: 09/28/2001
• Published: 04/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd. (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sasaki, Takahiro, Yoshida, Takahiro, Saito, Tadashi, Noji, Masaru
• Granted Patent: US 7,149,301 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/715 using two or more extensions per line cordless telephones H04M1/725
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42102 Making use of the called party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42365 Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42

Abstract

A repeating device 14 for relaying the call to a plurality of receiver telephones 12a-12c that are connected to a local area network, comprising a function for requesting a reply to the plurality of receiver telephones 12a-12c asking their availability to receive a call, a function for selecting the destination of the call out of the receiver telephones 12a-12c that responded, and a function for notifying the address of the selected receiver telephone 12a to the caller telephone 22a. Further, the present repeating device comprises a function for receiving the transfer request from a user.

Claims

1. A repeating device for relaying communication to a plurality of receiver-side telephones connected to a local area network;

said repeating device comprising a function for requesting a response from said plurality of receiver-side telephones indicating their availability to receive a call, a function for selecting out of the plurality of receiver-side telephones that responded a telephone to which the call is to be connected, and a function for notifying the address of the selected receiver-side telephone to a caller-side telephone.

2. A repeating device according to claim 1, wherein said device further comprises a function for receiving a transfer request from a user.

3. A telephone capable of generating a call to a plurality of receiver-side telephones being connected to a local area network without designating the address of the receiver;

said telephone comprising a function for requesting a response from said plurality of receiver-side telephones indicating their availability to receive a call, a function for selecting out of the plurality of receiver-side telephones that responded a telephone to which the call is to be connected, and a function for generating a call addressed to said selected telephone.

4. A telephone connected to a local area network;

said telephone comprising, upon receiving a transfer request from a user, a function for requesting a response from a plurality of receiver-side telephones indicating their availability to receive a call, a function for selecting out of the plurality of receiver-side telephones that responded a telephone to which the call is to be connected, and a function for notifying the address of the selected telephone to a caller-side telephone.

5. A recording medium capable of being read by a computer and storing a program to be executed by said computer, said recording medium used either for a device for relaying communication to a plurality of receiver-side telephones being connected to a local area network, a telephone being connected to a local area network, or a telephone capable of generating a call to a plurality of receiver-side telephones being connected to a local area network without having to specify the address of the receiver telephone,

wherein said recording medium comprises any of the following sets of functions:

a function for requesting a response from said plurality of receiver-side telephones indicating their availability to receive a call, a function for selecting out of the plurality of receiver-side telephones that responded a telephone to which the call is to be connected, and a function for notifying the address of the selected receiver-side telephone to a caller-side telephone;

a function for requesting a response from said plurality of receiver-side telephones indicating their availability to receive a call, a function for selecting out of the plurality of receiver-side telephones that responded a telephone to which the call is to be connected, and a function for generating a call addressed to said selected telephone;

or

a function for requesting, upon receiving a transfer request from a user, a response from a plurality of receiver-side telephones indicating their availability to receive a call, a function for selecting out of the plurality of receiver-side telephones that responded a telephone to which the call is to be connected, and a function for notifying the address of the selected telephone to a caller-side telephone.