Method and module for direct dialing

• US 20050018830A1
• Filed: 06/29/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unify Patente GmbH & Co. KG (Atos Se)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Lederer, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 7,773,737 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/211.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• 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

Abstract

Method and module for the direct dialing from a first subscriber with a first terminal (1) in a telephone system (20a) to a second subscriber with a number of terminals from which at least one is connected outside the telephone system (20a) in which case availability information (14) about the second subscriber is requested by an availability service (24) that is connected outside the telephone system (20a) and at least parts of the availability information (14) are made accessible to the first subscriber at the first terminal (1) allocated to a direct dialing function (11, 12, 15) in order to set up a connection attempt to the connection of the second subscriber that has the highest probability of success in view of the availability information.

Claims

1-20. -20. (cancelled)

21. A method for direct dialing from a first subscriber with a first terminal in a telephone system to a second subscriber with a plurality of terminals with at least one is connected outside the telephone system, the method comprising:

requesting availability information about the second subscriber by an availability service that is connected outside the telephone system; and

making accessible at least parts of the availability information to the first subscriber at the first terminal allocated to a direct dialing function.

22. A method according to claim 21, wherein after the availability information has been evaluated, a connection is set up to a number selected from the list.

23. A method according to claim 21, wherein at least parts of the availability information are continuously requested and made accessible to the first subscriber.

24. A method according to claim 21, wherein the availability information is classified and the result is made accessible to the first subscriber via a binary representation.

25. A method for direct dialing from a first subscriber with a first terminal in a telephone system to a second subscriber with a plurality of terminals, wherein

at least one terminal can be connected outside the telephone system, and wherein

after a direct dialing function has been actuated, a list of terminals and numbers allocated to the second subscriber is shown.

26. A method according to claim 25, wherein after the availability information has been evaluated, a connection is set up to a number selected from the list.

27. A method according to claim 25, wherein the list (13) and/or the availability information (14) is made accessible to the first subscriber on a display (12) or via automatic voice output (15).

28. A method according to claim 25, wherein a second subscriber is selected by the first subscriber from the list via keys, voice or a multi-frequency dial tone.

29. A method according to claim 25, wherein the second subscriber is selected automatically from the list by an application.

30. A method according to claim 25, wherein the list allocated to the second subscriber per direct dialing function can be configured by the first or the second subscriber.

31. A method according to claim 25, wherein the list to be allocated to the second subscriber by a direct dialing function is taken from an electronic address book.

32. A method according to claim 25, wherein at least parts of the availability information are continuously requested and made accessible to the first subscriber.

33. A method according to claim 25, wherein the availability information is classified and the result is made accessible to the first subscriber via a binary representation.

34. A module for a terminal in a telephone system with an actuating device for direct dialing and with an output unit for availability information, wherein

the module is connected to an availability service outside the telephone system in order to request availability information, and wherein

the module is connected to the output unit of the terminal in order to at least partially show this availability information via the output unit.

35. A module according to claim 34, wherein the module is connected to a display or a loudspeaker of the output unit in order to show information or for voice output.

36. A module according to claim 34, wherein the module has a classification unit for the availability information.

37. A module for a terminal in a telephone system with an actuating device for direct dialing and with an output unit for subscriber connecting data, wherein the module is connected to an information source for a list which is assigned to data allocated for direct dialing to the second subscriber and is embodied to display this data via the output unit.

38. A module according to claim 37, wherein the module is connected to a display or a loudspeaker of the output unit in order to show information or for voice output.

39. A module according to claim 37, further comprising:

a memory unit for the list of terminals and connections of at least a possible second subscriber.

40. A module according to claim 37, wherein the module is connected to an electronic address book in order to request the list of the terminals and the connections of the second subscriber.

41. A module according to claim 37, wherein the module is connected to a selection device for selecting the connection from the list.

42. A module according to claim 41, wherein the module is connected at least indirectly to a keypad, a microphone for voice input or a multi-frequency dial tone generator of the selection device.

43. A module according to claim 37, wherein the module has a classification unit for the availability information.

44. A module according to claim 37, wherein the module is connected to a device for the automatic selection of a connection from the list.

45. A module according to claim 44, wherein the device for automatic selection is integrated in module.