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Method in a mobile network for receiving a subscriber's status and responding to an incoming call in accordance with that status

  • US 20040176076A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2003
  • Published: 09/09/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method in a network for handling a call received from a caller that is directed to a called party'"'"'s terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

  • determining the personal status of the called party, the personal status of the called party being stored in the network in association with an identification of the called party'"'"'s terminal in response to a earlier input received from the called party'"'"'s terminal that provides to the network the called party'"'"'s personal status, the personal status indicating whether the called party is available or not available to take an incoming call; and

    if the personal status indicates that the called party is not available to take an incoming call, sending a message to the caller that is associated with the called party'"'"'s personal status and indicates to the caller that the called party is not available.

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