Integrated personal call management system
First Claim
1. A method for managing calls from at least one calling party to at least one called party, the method comprising:
- receiving an incoming call from the calling party designated to arrive at least at one end device of the called party;
retrieving profile information associated with the called party when said called party'"'"'s end device is busy or does not answer;
processing call information from said calling party based on the profile information or wherein the profile information includes instructions regarding storing the call information, or sending the call information to an address specified by the called party, or combinations thereof.
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Abstract
The present invention provides system and a method for managing calls from at least one calling party to at least one called party. The method includes intercepting an incoming call from the calling party designated to arrive at the called party'"'"'s telephone when it is busy or does not answer. Information received from the caller, such as a message, is processed according to profile instructions provisioned by the called party. The profile instructions include instructions regarding storing the call information, sending the call information to a specified address, or a combination thereof. Preferably, the call information includes a call log within which is embedded one or more interfaces to: an audio file representation of a message from a caller, a click-to-dial service, a telephone directory service, or a personal address book of the called party.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for managing calls from at least one calling party to at least one called party, the method comprising:
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receiving an incoming call from the calling party designated to arrive at least at one end device of the called party;
retrieving profile information associated with the called party when said called party'"'"'s end device is busy or does not answer;
processing call information from said calling party based on the profile information or wherein the profile information includes instructions regarding storing the call information, or sending the call information to an address specified by the called party, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for managing calls from at least one calling party to at least one called party, the system comprising:
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an internet protocol network connected to at least one end device of the called party;
at least one gateway for receiving an incoming call from the calling party designated to arrive at the called party'"'"'s end device; and
at least one platform connected to the gateway for handling the incoming call received from said gateway when the called party'"'"'s end device is busy or does not answer, wherein said handling includes;
retrieving profile information associated with the called party; and
processing call information from said calling party based on the profile information, wherein the profile information includes instructions regarding storing the call information, or sending the call information to an address specified by the called party, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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