System and method for establishing a call between a calling party and a called party over a wired network
First Claim
1. A process for establishing a telephone call between a calling party telephone and a called party telephone over a wired network comprising:
- monitoring a telephone number associated with the called party telephone using a telephone status monitor to obtain a status of the called party telephone;
entering the status of the called party telephone in a called party telephone status file;
accessing the called party telephone status file over the wired network using a calling party processor to obtain the status of the called party telephone; and
dialing the telephone number of the called party telephone from the calling party processor when an on-hook status is detected by the calling party processor to establish a telephone call between the calling party telephone and the called party telephone over the wired network.
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Abstract
A system and method for establishing a telephone call between a calling party telephone and a called party telephone over a wired network. A telephone number associated with the called party telephone is monitored using a telephone status monitor to obtain a status of the called party telephone. The status of the called party telephone is entered in a called party telephone status file that is accessible to a calling party processor over the wired network. The calling party processor dials the telephone number of the called party telephone when an on-hook status is detected by the calling party processor so as to establish a telephone call between the calling party telephone and the called party telephone over the wired network.
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14 Claims
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1. A process for establishing a telephone call between a calling party telephone and a called party telephone over a wired network comprising:
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monitoring a telephone number associated with the called party telephone using a telephone status monitor to obtain a status of the called party telephone;
entering the status of the called party telephone in a called party telephone status file;
accessing the called party telephone status file over the wired network using a calling party processor to obtain the status of the called party telephone; and
dialing the telephone number of the called party telephone from the calling party processor when an on-hook status is detected by the calling party processor to establish a telephone call between the calling party telephone and the called party telephone over the wired network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for establishing a telephone call between a calling party telephone and a called party telephone over a wired network comprising:
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a telephone status monitor connected so as to obtain a status of the called party telephone; and
a telephone status file connected to the telephone status monitor for receiving the status of the called party telephone, the telephone status file being accessible via the wired network;
a calling party processor adapted for;
accessing the called party telephone status file over the wired network to obtain the status of the called party telephone;
determining when the status of the called party telephone is indicative of an on-hook state; and
dialing the telephone number of the called party telephone when the status of the called party telephone is indicative of an on-hook state to establish a telephone call between the calling party telephone and the called party telephone over the wired network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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