Method of ringing a call responsive apparatus which answered an immediately preceding incoming call
First Claim
1. A method of connecting an incoming call to one of a plurality of call responsive apparatus all of which are associated with a single directory number, comprising establishing a table associated with the directory number, storing in a last device field of the table a record of an equipment number of one of said plurality of call responsive apparatus which answered an immediately preceding incoming call, reading said record, ringing said one call responsive apparatus as a signal to respond to the incoming call, and connecting the incoming call to said one call responsive apparatus in the event said one call responsive apparatus answers said ringing within a predetermined first delay time.
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Abstract
A method of connecting an incoming call to one of a plurality of call responsive apparatus all of which are associated with a single directory number, comprised of determining which one of the call responsive apparatus answered an immediately preceding call, and ringing the one call responsive apparatus as a signal to respond to the incoming call.
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- 1. A method of connecting an incoming call to one of a plurality of call responsive apparatus all of which are associated with a single directory number, comprising establishing a table associated with the directory number, storing in a last device field of the table a record of an equipment number of one of said plurality of call responsive apparatus which answered an immediately preceding incoming call, reading said record, ringing said one call responsive apparatus as a signal to respond to the incoming call, and connecting the incoming call to said one call responsive apparatus in the event said one call responsive apparatus answers said ringing within a predetermined first delay time.
- 6. A method of connecting an incoming call to one of a plurality of call responsive apparatus all of which are associated with a single directory number, comprising establishing a table associated with the directory number, listing in a first field of the table a primary equipment number of a first call responsive apparatus associated with said single directory number and listing in at least a second field of the table an equipment number of at least a second associated call responsive apparatus, storing in a third field of the table a record of an associated equipment delay time, storing in a last device field of the table a record of an equipment number of a call responsive apparatus which answered an immediately preceding incoming call, reading said last device record, ringing the call responsive apparatus associated with the equipment number stored in said last device record as a signal to answer the call, and connecting the incoming call to said rung call responsive apparatus in the event the call is answered by said rung call responsive apparatus within a predetermined time interval.
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