System and method for mult-directional message delivery for call waiting
First Claim
1. A method of message delivery from a wireless calling party terminal using a wireless communications network to a called party terminal, wherein the called party terminal has call waiting, the method comprising:
- determining that the called party terminal'"'"'s line is busy;
delivering a “
call waiting no answer”
message to the calling party terminal;
prompting the calling party to leave a message for the called party; and
storing the message from the calling party on the wireless communications network.
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Abstract
A system and method of message delivery from a wireless calling party terminal using a wireless communications network to a called party terminal for called parties having call waiting. The method includes determining that the called party terminal'"'"'s line is busy, delivering a “call waiting no answer” message to the calling party terminal, prompting the calling party to leave a message for the called party, and storing the message from the calling party on the wireless communications network for later delivery to the called party terminal.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of message delivery from a wireless calling party terminal using a wireless communications network to a called party terminal, wherein the called party terminal has call waiting, the method comprising:
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determining that the called party terminal'"'"'s line is busy;
delivering a “
call waiting no answer”
message to the calling party terminal;
prompting the calling party to leave a message for the called party; and
storing the message from the calling party on the wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of message delivery for an incoming call from a wireless calling party terminal using a wireless communications network to a called party terminal, wherein the called party terminal has call waiting, the method comprising:
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storing a message from the calling party on the wireless communications network when the called party terminal is connected to a third party; and
delivering the stored message from the calling party to the called party once the called party terminal'"'"'s line is no longer connected to the third party.
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17. A system for message delivery from a wireless calling party terminal using a wireless communications network to a called party terminal, wherein the called party terminal has call waiting, the method comprising:
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means for determining that the called party terminal'"'"'s line is busy;
means for delivering a “
call waiting no answer”
message to the calling party terminal;
means for prompting the calling party to leave a message for the called party; and
means for storing the message from the calling party on the network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification