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Call Forwarding Based on Determination of Status of Destination

  • US 20070127678A1
  • Filed: 02/13/2007
  • Published: 06/07/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of forwarding a call from a calling party to a called party, the method comprising:

  • receiving the call from the calling party;

    retrieving call processing instructions from a control device;

    determining, prior to forwarding the call, whether a user of the destination station to which the call processing instructions indicate the call is to be forwarded accepts or rejects the call that is to be forwarded, the determination of whether a user of the destination station accepts or rejects the call being made even if the destination station is determined to be available;

    wherein the call processing instructions include a telephone number of the destination station if the destination station is available and the user of the destination station accepts the call; and

    wherein alternative call processing instructions are retrieved if the destination station is not available or the user of the destination station rejects the call.

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