Network directed call pickup service
First Claim
1. A call pickup system for a communication network having a plurality of servers, comprising:
- a pickup request unit configured to activate a call pickup of any user including users located on different servers within the network, wherein said different servers service different private networks, wherein said call pickup comprises a call pick up user picking up on a first station a call directed to a second station; and
one or more call establishing units configured to establish a connection between a call pickup user and a call originating user responsive to said pickup request unit activating said call pickup, wherein said call pick up and call originating users can be connected to different servers on the network.
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Abstract
A system and apparatus for enabling supplementary service functions, such as directed call pickup, to be implemented in a communications network having more than one server. The multi-server call pickup system is adapted to enable a user to pick up another user'"'"'s call from a selected destination anywhere within the network, including outside the local server in a multi-server network. The directed call pickup system includes a pickup request unit that is used for initiating the call pickup feature from a specified location in the network. A remote determination unit and a local determination unit to determine whether to establish local or remote connections to a call pickup user may also be provided. A call establishing unit with a negotiation process for connection establishment is provided to establish a connection between the call and the call pickup user. A notification unit may be provided to notify the system of the completed connection. A link release unit may also be provided to release any temporary links used in establishing the connection. A restriction checking unit may be provided as well to ensure that the pickup user is appropriate for picking up the call. An exception handler to enable the appropriate handling of service errors may also be provided.
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27 Claims
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1. A call pickup system for a communication network having a plurality of servers, comprising:
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a pickup request unit configured to activate a call pickup of any user including users located on different servers within the network, wherein said different servers service different private networks, wherein said call pickup comprises a call pick up user picking up on a first station a call directed to a second station; and
one or more call establishing units configured to establish a connection between a call pickup user and a call originating user responsive to said pickup request unit activating said call pickup, wherein said call pick up and call originating users can be connected to different servers on the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for establishing a connection between a call originating user and a call pickup user in a communication network having one or more servers including one or more generic servers, wherein said different servers service different private networks, comprising:
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invoking a call pickup procedure for enabling the call pickup user to pickup up the originating user in response to a signalling negotiation process from said originating user or said generic server, wherein said call pickup comprises a call pick up user picking up on a first station a call directed to a second station; and
establishing a connection between the call pickup user and the call originating user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A call pickup system for a communication network having a plurality of servers, wherein said different servers service different private networks, comprising:
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means for activating a call pickup of any user including users located on different servers within the network, wherein said call pickup comprises a call pick up user picking up on a first station a call directed to a second station; and
means responsive to said activating means for establishing a connection between a call pickup user and a call originating user, wherein said call pick up and call originating users can be connected to different servers on the network. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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