Call treatment in a communications system based on instant messaging
First Claim
1. A routing method based on call treatment options provided in a communications network environment, comprising:
- establishing presence awareness among a plurality of networked parties, wherein each party is provided with a first communication device operably coupled to a first network and with a second communication device operably coupled to a second network, said second network operating to facilitate communication of presence information relating to said networked parties;
providing a call treatment profile with respect to an incoming communication request for a particular networked party based on said presence information;
upon receiving a communication request from an originating party over said first network, wherein said communication request is intended to be directed to said particular networked party, generating an instant message to said originating party that includes at least a portion of said call treatment profile;
generating a response by said originating party that is responsive to said instant message; and
providing a treatment relative to said communication request based on said response.
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Abstract
An IM-based call treatment (IMBCT) system and method in a communications network environment. Upon establishing presence awareness among a plurality of networked entities, a call treatment profile having a number of treatment options is provided for a particular networked party based on presence information. When an incoming communication request intended for the particular networked party is received and that particular networked party is unavailable, a IMBCT functionality is operable to forward an IM that includes call treatment options to the calling party. Upon selection of a specific treatment option by the calling party, a treatment is provided relative to the communication request responsive to the selection.
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1. A routing method based on call treatment options provided in a communications network environment, comprising:
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establishing presence awareness among a plurality of networked parties, wherein each party is provided with a first communication device operably coupled to a first network and with a second communication device operably coupled to a second network, said second network operating to facilitate communication of presence information relating to said networked parties;
providing a call treatment profile with respect to an incoming communication request for a particular networked party based on said presence information;
upon receiving a communication request from an originating party over said first network, wherein said communication request is intended to be directed to said particular networked party, generating an instant message to said originating party that includes at least a portion of said call treatment profile;
generating a response by said originating party that is responsive to said instant message; and
providing a treatment relative to said communication request based on said response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A routing system based on call treatment options provided in a communications network environment, comprising:
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means for establishing presence awareness among a plurality of networked parties, wherein each party is provided with a first communication device operably coupled to a first network and with a second communication device operably coupled to a second network, said second network operating to facilitate communication of presence information relating to said networked parties;
database and logic structure means for supporting a call treatment profile for a particular networked party based on said presence information, wherein said call treatment profile includes a list of contacts selected from at least a portion of remaining networked parties;
means for generating an instant message to an originating party that includes at least a portion of said call treatment profile upon receiving a communication request from said originating party over said first network, wherein said communication request is intended to be directed to said particular networked party; and
means for providing a treatment relative to said communication request based on a reply response generated by said originating party. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for routing calls based on treatment options provided via instant messaging, comprising:
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a plurality of phones forming a phone network, wherein a select phone is provided with an instant messaging call treatment function that transmits an instant message to a caller when said select phone is set to an unavailable status, said instant message including a set of call treatment options relative to an incoming call from said caller; and
a routing manager that is operable responsive to a reply instant message generated by said caller, said reply instant message including a particular call treatment option selected by said caller, wherein a forwarding command is provided by said routing manager to a switch associated with said phone network in accordance with said particular call treatment option selected by said caller. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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