Telecommunication system intruding on a busy called party

• US 6,047,057 A
• Filed: 08/30/1996
• Issued: 04/04/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: US Philips Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: US Philips Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Slegers, Walter J., Weishut, Gideon M. R., Van Ooster-Hout, Mascha M. C. C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wolinsky, Scott
• Assistant Examiner(s): TIEU, BENNY QUOC
• Application Number:
  US08/706,112
• Time in Patent Office: 1,313 Days
• Field of Search: 379/34, 379/35, 379/67.1, 379/68, 379/69, 379/70, 379/96, 379/142, 379/159, 379/208, 379/215, 379/210, 379/211, 379/93.35
• US Class Current: 379/215.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/20 with means for interrupting existing connections; with means for breaking-in on conversations

Abstract

A telecommunication system is described which comprises at least a first and a second end station. The first end station enables intruding on the second end station if the latter is in a busy mode by sending an intrude message to the second end station. The second end station is configured for reproducing the intrude message. This makes it possible to intrude without disturbing the call being held by the second end station.

Claims

1. Telecommunication system comprising at least a first, a second, and a third telephone end station,

the first telephone end station comprising telephone intruding means for intruding upon a user of the second telephone end station while the user of the second telephone end station is engaged in a telephone conversation with the third telephone end station, without intruding the telephone conversation itself, the telephone intruding means being arranged for directly sending a telephone intrude message from the first telephone end station to the second telephone end station, and the telephone intrude message comprising a standard part with standard responses, and

the second telephone end station comprising interpreting and reproducing means for interpreting and visually reproducing the telephone intrude message, and the second end station being arranged for automatically returning a response message to the first end station after one of the standard responses has been activated by the user of the second end station.

2. A telecommunication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first telephone end station comprises user programmable means for programming the standard responses.

3. A telecommunication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the telephone intrude message further comprises a part to be modified by a user of the first telephone end station.

4. A telecommunication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reproducing means comprises a display screen for displaying the intrude message, and the second telephone end station comprises means for interactively cooperating with the display screen, the user of the second telephone end station selecting the one of the standard responses displayed on the display screen, and upon selection of the one of the standard responses the second telephone end station returning the response message.

5. First telephone end station for use in a telecommunication system comprising at least two other telephone end stations,

the first telephone end station comprising telephone intruding means for intruding upon a user of one of the at least two other telephone end stations while the user of the one of the at least two other telephone end stations is engaged in a telephone conversation with another user of another one of the at least two other telephone end stations, without intruding upon the telephone conversation itself, the telephone intruding means being arranged for directly sending a telephone intrude message from the first telephone end station to the one of the at least two other telephone end stations, the telephone intrude message comprising a standard part with standard responses, and

the one of the at least two other telephone end stations comprising interpreting and visually reproducing means for interpreting and reproducing the telephone intrude message, and the one of the at least two other telephone end stations being arranged for automatically returning a response message to the first end station after one of the standard responses has been activated by the user of the one of the at least two end stations.

6. Second telephone end station for use in a telecommunication system comprising at least two other telephone end stations, of which one telephone end station comprises telephone intruding means for intruding upon a user of the second telephone end station while the user of the second telephone end station is engaged in a telephone conversation with another user of another one of the at least two other telephone end stations, without intruding upon the telephone conversation itself,

the second telephone end station comprising interpreting and reproducing means for interpreting and visually reproducing a telephone intrude message directly received from the one of the at least two other telephone end stations, the telephone intrude message comprising a standard part with standard responses, and the second telephone end station being arranged for automatically returning a response message to the first end station after one of the standard responses has been activated by the user of the second end station.