Method for the provision of services in the area of the user connection

• US 20040022233A1
• Filed: 04/17/2003
• Published: 02/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomas Gemmer
• Original Assignee: Thomas Gemmer
• Inventors: Gemmer, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US10/399,322
• Publication Number:
  US 20040022233A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/561 Star, e.g. cross-connect, concentrator, subscriber group equipment, remote electronics
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5615 Network termination, e.g. NT1, NT2, PBX
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5616 Terminal equipment, e.g. codecs, synch.
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/563 Signalling, e.g. protocols, reference model
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5642 Multicast/broadcast/point-multipoint, e.g. VOD
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5664 Support of Video, e.g. MPEG
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5667 IP over ATM
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5672 Multiplexing, e.g. coding, scrambling
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0478 Provisions for broadband connections

Abstract

A method for forwarding at least one call which arrives at a connection, in which case, when the at least one call arrives during an active call connection to a second connection, the connection to the second connection and the incoming call are held and a call is set up between the connection and a further connection, with the call being passed to the further connection and the call connection to the second connection being resumed.

Claims

1. A method for forwarding at least one call, which arrives at a first connection (A) in a telecommunications system (SYS) and is intended for another connection (D), to the other connection (D), characterized in that, when the at least one call arrives at the first connection (A) while the first connection (A) is actively engaged in a call to a second connection (B), the connection to the second connection (B) and the call arriving at the first connection (A) are held and a call is set up between the first connection (A) and the other connection (D) for which the call arriving at the first connection (A) is intended, with the call being passed from the first connection (A) to the other connection (D) once the call has been set up between the first connection and the other connection (D), and in which case the call connection which was placed on hold between the first connection and the second connection (B) can be picked up once again.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that during an active call with another connection, incoming calls to the first connection (A) are held, on request by the first connection (A), in a switching center (VER) which is associated with this connection (A).

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the first connection (A) transmits a request to the switching center (VER) to forward the call which has been held to the third connection (D).

4. The telecommunications system (SYS) having at least four connections (A, B, C, D) which each have at least one associated telecommunications terminal (TEA, TEB, TEC), having at least one switching center (VER) which is set up for holding and forwarding calls, characterized in that the telecommunications system (SYS) is set up such that, when at least one call (ANR) arrives for a first connection (A) while the first connection (A) is actively engaged in a call with a second connection (B), the connection to the second connection (B) is held, and the call arriving at the first connection (A) is held on request, and, after entering a telephone number (RUF) which is associated with the further connection (D), the arriving call is forwarded to the further connection (D) and the call connection between the first connection and the second connection can be resumed.

5. The telecommunications system as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that a switching center (VER) is provided, which is associated with the first connection (A) and is set up for holding calls which arrive for the first connection (A), on request by this connection (A).

6. The telecommunications system as claimed in claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the telecommunications system is set up for transmitting to the switching center (VER) a request from the first connection (A) to forward the held call to the third connection (D).