Automatic call-back "camp-on" service for communication systems
First Claim
1. A method of establishing a second call between a calling and a called communication device in a communication system once a first call is not completed, comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining at the calling communication device if a message concerning the not completed first call is desired upon finding the called communication device busy or unanswered;
(b) selectively storing the message relating to the first call which is provided at the calling communication device in a predetermined memory section; and
(c) invoking a subsequent redialing of a number of the called communication device previously found busy or unanswered(d) in response to step (c) by determining if a message was stored in step (b), and playing the message back to the calling communication device prior to redialing the number of the called communication device in order to attempt to complete the second call
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a technique for selectively storing a message (or note) by a calling party in a communication system when a call to a called party cannot be completed and an automatic or manual redial function is activated. When a call between two communication devices cannot be completed due to a called communication device being busy or unanswered, the calling party can selectively store a message related to that call when activating the automatic or manual redial function. This message can be stored locally in an intelligent calling communication device, or centrally in a Voicemail system or PBX for non-intelligent communication devices. Where the message is stored locally in an intelligent calling communication device, the message is replayed each time a redial button on the device is depressed. Where the message is stored centrally in a Voicemail system or PBX, the message is replayed to the calling party prior to an automatic redial sequence completing a call.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of establishing a second call between a calling and a called communication device in a communication system once a first call is not completed, comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining at the calling communication device if a message concerning the not completed first call is desired upon finding the called communication device busy or unanswered; (b) selectively storing the message relating to the first call which is provided at the calling communication device in a predetermined memory section; and (c) invoking a subsequent redialing of a number of the called communication device previously found busy or unanswered (d) in response to step (c) by determining if a message was stored in step (b), and playing the message back to the calling communication device prior to redialing the number of the called communication device in order to attempt to complete the second call - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of establishing a second call between a calling and a called communication device once a first call is initially not completed in a communication system having centralized automatic redialing equipment, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) transmitting a first predetermined coded signal from the calling communication device to the centralized automatic redialing equipment for invoking an accessing of the centralized automatic redialing equipment in response to the first call not being completed; (b) determining at the calling communication device if a message concerning the not completed first call is to be stored upon finding the called communication device busy or unanswered, and transmitting (i) a second predetermined coded signal to the centralized automatic redialing equipment when a message is to be stored and (ii) a third predetermined coded signal to the centralized automatic redialing equipment when a message is not to be stored; (c) selectively storing the message which is provided at the calling communication device concerning the not completed first call in a predetermined memory section of the centralized automatic redialing equipment; and (d) the centralized automatic redialing equipment invoking a subsequent redialing of a number of the called communication device previously found busy or unanswered; by determining if a message was stored in step (c), and playing the message back to the calling communication device prior to redialing the number of the called communication device in order to attempt to complete the second call. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of establishing a second call between a calling and a called communication device once a first call is initially not completed in a communication system where the calling communication device is a local intelligent communication device that has redial and memory capability, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining at the calling communication device if a message concerning the not completed first call is to be stored in the memory when the called communication device is found busy or unanswered; (b) selectively storing the message which is provided at the calling communication device concerning the not completed first call in a predetermined section of the memory; and (c) invoking a redialing of a called communication device'"'"'s number previously found busy or unanswered at the redialing equipment by depressing a predetermined button at the calling communication device, and depressing the button, determining if a message was stored in step (b), and playing the message back to a receiver of the calling communication device prior to redialing the number of the called communication device in order to attempt to establish the second call. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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