Server based voice call offer while telephone in data session
First Claim
1. A telephone communications network capable of operation in both data communication and voice communication mode, the network comprising:
- at least one display based telephone handset;
central switching controller coupled to the telephone handset and connectable to an external switched telephone network for selective switching of the telephone handset to the external switched network; and
a central computing device connected to the central switching controller and controlling operation of the central switching controller by means of control software running on the central computing device and providing selective access by the telephone handset through the central switching controller to application software running on the central computing device;
wherein the control software operates, while the telephone handset is in a data communication mode with the application software and an incoming voice call for the telephone handset is received at the central switching controller, to save in memory information correspond o the telephone handset, to offer the incoming voice call to a display on the telephone handset, to connect the voice call to the telephone handset in the event that an acceptance signal is sent from the telephone handset, to reject the voice call in the event that a rejection signal is sent from the telephone handset, and to restore the information corresponding to the telephone handset to the telephone handset after reception of one of the acceptance and rejection signals.
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Abstract
During the occurrence of an incoming voice call to a portable telephone handset within an in building telephone system, a method is disclosed for offering the voice call while the called handset is in a data session with an application. In such a case, the data session is interrupted and the handset display and softkey information is saved to memory. The name or number of the calling party is then written to the display of the called handset while the incoming call is offered to the user. A call acceptance signal from the called handset results in the establishing of a voice communication connection between the handset and the calling party. Independent of whether the incoming call is accepted or rejected by the user of the called handset, the saved display and softkey information is restored to the called handset and the data session is resumed between the portable handset and the application once the selection is made.
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34 Claims
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1. A telephone communications network capable of operation in both data communication and voice communication mode, the network comprising:
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at least one display based telephone handset;
central switching controller coupled to the telephone handset and connectable to an external switched telephone network for selective switching of the telephone handset to the external switched network; and
a central computing device connected to the central switching controller and controlling operation of the central switching controller by means of control software running on the central computing device and providing selective access by the telephone handset through the central switching controller to application software running on the central computing device;
wherein the control software operates, while the telephone handset is in a data communication mode with the application software and an incoming voice call for the telephone handset is received at the central switching controller, to save in memory information correspond o the telephone handset, to offer the incoming voice call to a display on the telephone handset, to connect the voice call to the telephone handset in the event that an acceptance signal is sent from the telephone handset, to reject the voice call in the event that a rejection signal is sent from the telephone handset, and to restore the information corresponding to the telephone handset to the telephone handset after reception of one of the acceptance and rejection signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of offering an incoming voice call to a particular display based telephone handset in a telephone communications network while the particular handset is in a data communication mode with an application software, the method comprising:
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A) on receipt of the incoming voice call, saving in memory information corresponding to the particular handset;
B) offering the incoming voice call to a display on the particular handset;
C) connecting the voice call to the particular handset in the event that an acceptance signal is sent from the particular handset;
D) rejecting the voice call in the event that a rejection signal is sent from the particular handset; and
E) restoring the information corresponding to the particular handset to the particular handset after reception of one of the acceptance and rejection signals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable storage medium containing control software that when running on a central computing device controls the operation of a central switching controller through a plurality of control steps;
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wherein the plurality of control steps performed while the telephone handset is in a data communication mode with application software and an incoming voice call for the telephone handset is received at the central switching controller comprise;
A) saving in memory information corresponding to the telephone handset;
B) offering the incoming voice call to a display on the telephone handset;
C) connecting the voice call to the telephone handset in the event that an acceptance signal is sent from the telephone handset;
D) rejecting the voice call in the event that a rejection signal is sent from the telephone handset; and
E) restoring the information corresponding to the telephone handset to the telephone handset after receipt of one of the acceptance and rejection signals. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computing device arranged to the coupled within a communications network, the computing device, with the use of control software, providing selective access by a telephone handset to an application software;
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wherein, while the telephone handset is in a data communication mode with the application software and an incoming voice call for the telephone handset is received, the control software operates;
to save in memory information corresponding to the telephone handset;
to offer the incoming voice call to the telephone handset;
to connect the voice call to the telephone handset in the event that an acceptance signal is sent from the telephone handset;
to reject the voice call to the telephone handset in the event that a rejection signal is sent from the telephone handset; and
to restore the information corresponding to the telephone handset to the telephone handset after reception of one of the acceptance and rejection signals. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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Specification