Subscriber Phones Integration Device, System, and Method

• US 20080152109A1
• Filed: 12/21/2006
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Integra5 Communications Inc. (Salesforce.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Integra5 Communications Inc. (Salesforce.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Copland, Kyle James, Bartfeld, Eyal, Keinan, Giora
• Application Number:
  US11/614,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20080152109A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/142.06
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42212 Call pickup comprising simultaneous alerting H04M3/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; to voice mail H04M3/53308

Abstract

A major aspect of the invention offers the subscriber the capacity to control one telephone connection from another, and/or from a television, including call diversion and transferring. Preferably this is done utilizing correlation and cross-linking between the various telephone and other devices connections. As in the preferred embodiment the cross-linking is performed primarily at the infrastructure level rather then at the device level, the subscriber enjoys unified telephony environment, as well as call control services from one connection to another.

Claims

1. A method for routing incoming telephony calls between a plurality of telephony connections, each connection comprising at least one telephony capable end device, the method comprising the steps of:

in a call control server;

receiving information about an incoming call directed to a first end device;

using information associated with said first end device, extracting information from a database, the information comprising at least one rule and information about at least a second end device;

formatting at least one message containing information regarding said incoming call, into a format compatible with said second end device;

transmitting said message to said second end device;

receiving a divert request from said second end device; and

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taking action to redirect said incoming call in accordance with said divert request.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in said step of extracting, the information comprises a plurality of end devices.

3. A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein said step of transmitting is performed for at least two of said plurality of end devices.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said database resides in a location remote to said first end device.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said action is taken at least in part, at a telephony switch.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said action or a portion thereof, is initiated at said first end device.

7. A method for routing incoming telephony calls between a plurality of telephony connections, each connection comprising at least one telephony capable end device, the method comprising the steps of:

in a call control server;

receiving information about an incoming call directed to a first end device;

using information about said first end device, extracting information from a database, the information comprising at least one rule and information about a plurality of other end devices;

formatting at least one message containing information regarding said incoming call, into format compatible with at least a second end device selected from said plurality of end devices, the message containing sufficient information to allow said second end device to take action to divert said call.

8. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said database resides externally to said first end device.

9. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said action to divert the call is initiated by said second end device, and is carried out at a telephony switch remote from said second end device.

10. A telephony call control server comprising:

an incoming call information receiver, constructed to receiving call information regarding an incoming call from a plurality of telephony networks and from a plurality of network types, said information including at least identification of a first end device;

a database manager, constructed to extract from a database related information associated with an incoming call, according to said identification of said first end device, said related information comprising identification of a plurality of other end devices associated with said first end device;

a message formatter, constructed to format a message containing at least said call information, in a format compatible with at least a second end device, selected from said plurality of end devices;

a message transmitter capable of transmitting said message to said second device.

11. The call control server of claim 10, further comprising

a diverter capable of receiving a divert command from said second end device, and initiate action to divert said incoming call in accordance with said divert command.