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Telephone call notification feature

  • US 5,768,359 A
  • Filed: 11/17/1994
  • Issued: 06/16/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of processing a telephone call placed from a calling station to a called station via a public telecommunications network, said calling station being associated with a particular telephone number and said called station being associated with a call notification service as a result of having subscribed to that service, said call notification service being provided by said telecommunications network, said method comprising the steps ofresponsive to said called station being idle, forwarding said call to said called station, andresponsive to said called station being busy, then, independent of any input from a calling party at said calling station, terminating said telephone call at a terminating switch within said network and responsive to said called station being associated with said call notification service, thereafter automatically placing a call from said call notification service via said network to said called station and presenting at least said calling telephone number to a user of said called station.

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