Method for multiple dialing by phone

• US 20060104430A1
• Filed: 11/12/2004
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kirkland, Dustin, Rodriguez, Herman
• Application Number:
  US10/988,474
• Publication Number:
  US 20060104430A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/211.40
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2016 Call initiation by network rather than by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2027 Live party detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/46 Arrangements for calling a number of substations in a predetermined sequence until an answer is obtained
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/465 Arrangements for simultaneously calling a number of substations until an answer is obtained

Abstract

The present invention is a method for multiple dialing by phone. The method for multiple dialing includes: programming the phone with a configurable software algorithm that provides the phone with a multiple dialing feature; triggering the multiple dialing feature; and, causing the phone to place calls to each phone number in a set of pre-programmed phone numbers by sending a transmission to each of the numbers. Calls to each of the pre-programmed phone numbers in the set may be placed by sending a transmission to each of the numbers either serially or in parallel.

Claims

1. A method for connecting a telephone call, comprising:

identifying a called party;

selecting a dialing mode; and

dialing each telephone number associated with the called party based on the dialing mode;

wherein the dialing mode is in parallel.

2. A method for connecting a telephone call as claimed in claim 1, wherein upon connection to the called party, dialing attempts to telephone numbers other than the number connected are automatically disconnected.

3. A method for connecting a telephone call as claimed in claim 1, wherein the telephone is a cell phone.

4. A method for connecting a telephone call as claimed in claim 1, wherein if a voicemail service answers at one of the phone numbers for the called party and a voicemail message is recorded, automatically sending the voicemail message to voicemail boxes at all of the phone numbers for the called party that have voicemail service.

5. A method for connecting a telephone call, comprising:

identifying a called party;

selecting a dialing mode; and

dialing each telephone number associated with the called party based on the dialing mode;

wherein the dialing mode is serial.

6. A method for connecting a telephone call as claimed in claim 5, wherein upon connection to the called party, no further dialing attempts are made.

7. A method for connecting a telephone call as claimed in claim 5, wherein the telephone is a cell phone.

8. A method for connecting a telephone call as claimed in claim 5, wherein if a voicemail service answers at one of the phone numbers for the called party and a voicemail message is recorded, automatically sending the voicemail message to voicemail boxes at all of the phone numbers for the called party that have voicemail service.

9. A method for connecting a telephone call as claimed in claim 5 wherein if a voicemail service answers at one of the phone numbers for the called party, allowing for disconnection of the answered call and subsequent placement of a call to another phone number for the called party.

10. A method for connecting a telephone call, comprising:

identifying a called party;

selecting a dialing mode; and

dialing each telephone number associated with the called party based on the dialing mode;

wherein the dialing mode is in parallel or serial.

11. A method for connecting a telephone call as claimed in claim 10, wherein if the dialing mode is in parallel, upon connection to the called party, dialing attempts to telephone numbers other than the number connected are automatically disconnected.

12. A method for connecting a telephone call as claimed in claim 10, wherein if the dialing mode is serial, upon connection to the called party, no further dialing attempts are made.

13. A method for connecting a telephone call as claimed in claim 10, wherein the telephone is a cell phone.

14. A method for connecting a telephone call as claimed in claim 10, wherein if a voicemail service answers at one of the phone numbers for the called party and a voicemail message is recorded, automatically sending the voicemail message to voicemail boxes at all of the phone numbers for the called party that have voicemail service.

15. A method for connecting a telephone call as claimed in claim 10, wherein if a voicemail service answers at one of the phone numbers for the called party, allowing for disconnection of the answered call and subsequent placement of a call to another phone number for the called party.