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Caller controlled network-based timed ring suppression

  • US 20070121920A1
  • Filed: 08/11/2006
  • Published: 05/31/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving an incoming communications signal in a communications network, the incoming communications signal including an interrupt code to disable timed ring suppression of a receiving party'"'"'s communications device;

    verifying the interrupt code; and

    if the interrupt code is verified, disabling the timed ring suppression, wherein the timed ring suppression suppresses a incoming communications alert of the receiving party'"'"'s communications device after the receiving party'"'"'s communications device activates the incoming communications alert to produce an initial alert of the incoming communications signal such that subsequent alerts of the incoming communications signal are silenced according to a timing parameter and wherein the timed ring suppression further reactivates the alert to produce subsequent unsuppressed audible alerts according to the timing parameter, wherein the interrupt code is communicated by the communications network to the receiving party'"'"'s communications device such that the timed ring suppression is disabled.

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