Method for routing incoming calls to a user's premises on a POTS telephone line
First Claim
1. A method for routing incoming calls on a POTS telephone line to an individual'"'"'s premises comprising:
- detecting an incoming call on said POTS telephone line;
ringing (i) at least one local extension on said individual'"'"'s premises, and (ii) at least one remote extension, upon detecting said incoming call;
maintaining control of said incoming call to allow further routing when either said at least one local extension, or said at least one remote extension, goes off-hook; and
routing said incoming call to another local or remote extension upon detection of a predetermined code on said at least one local extension after said at least one local extension goes off-hook.
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Abstract
When a caller calls a POTS telephone number for a user'"'"'s premises, the incoming call is selectively routed to any combination of local extensions on the owner'"'"'s premises, and to remote extensions such as a telephone instrument on another premises, a pager, a cellular telephone, a central office voice mail box, and a cellular telephone voice mail box. Control over the incoming call is maintained throughout the duration of the call to allow further routing of the incoming call. Consequently, the incoming call can be routed to multiple locations on the user'"'"'s premises, or to a telephone answering service at any time after taking the incoming call. Moreover, the incoming call can be routed directly based on the type of call, e.g., voice, facsimile, or modem.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for routing incoming calls on a POTS telephone line to an individual'"'"'s premises comprising:
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detecting an incoming call on said POTS telephone line; ringing (i) at least one local extension on said individual'"'"'s premises, and (ii) at least one remote extension, upon detecting said incoming call; maintaining control of said incoming call to allow further routing when either said at least one local extension, or said at least one remote extension, goes off-hook; and routing said incoming call to another local or remote extension upon detection of a predetermined code on said at least one local extension after said at least one local extension goes off-hook. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for routing incoming calls on a POTS telephone line to a individual'"'"'s premises comprising:
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detecting an incoming call on said POTS telephone line; ringing (i) at least one local extension on said individual'"'"'s premises, and (ii) at least one remote extension, upon detecting said incoming call; maintaining control of said incoming call to allow further routing when either said at least one local extension, or said at least one remote extension, goes off-hook; and routing said incoming call to another local or remote extension upon detection of a predetermined code entered on said at least one remote extension after said at least one remote extension goes off-hook. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for routing incoming calls on a POTS telephone line to an individual'"'"'s premises comprising:
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detecting an incoming call on said POTS telephone line; ringing (i) at least one local extension on said individual'"'"'s premises, and (ii) at least one remote extension, upon detecting said incoming call, wherein ringing said at least one remote extension comprises automatically dialing a telephone number for said at least one remote extension and establishing a two-way connection between said incoming call and said at least one remote extension upon dialing said telephone number; maintaining control of said incoming call to allow further routing when either said at least one local extension, or said at least one remote extension, goes off-hook; and clearing said two-way connection to said at least one remote extension upon only said at least one local extension going off-hook. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for routing incoming calls on a POTS telephone trunk line to an individual'"'"'s premises comprising:
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detecting an incoming call on said POTS telephone trunk line; ringing a local extension on said individual'"'"'s premises before taking said POTS telephone trunk line off-hook; taking said POTS telephone trunk line off-hook upon said local extension going off-hook; establishing a two-way connection between said incoming call and said local extension; maintaining control of said incoming call upon establishing said two-way connection to allow further routing of said incoming call; routing said incoming call to another extension upon detection of a predetermined code entered on said local extension, wherein said another extension is selected from an extension on said individual'"'"'s premises and an extension remote to said individual'"'"'s premises; and maintaining control of said incoming call upon said routing said incoming call to said another extension to allow yet further routing of said incoming call. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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15. A method for routing incoming calls on a POTs telephone line to an individual'"'"'s premises comprising:
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detecting an incoming call on said POTS telephone line; ringing a local extension on said individual'"'"'s premises upon detecting said incoming call, and before taking said POTS telephone line off-hook; taking said POTS telephone line off-hook after a first predetermined number of rings MAX1 on said local extension; continuing ringing said local extension after taking said POTS telephone line off-hook; and routing said incoming call to another extension after a second predetermined number of rings MAX2 on said local extension; wherein said continuing ringing occurs when said second predetermined number of rings MAX2 is greater than said first predetermined number of rings MAX1. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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