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Concurrent hunt group searching methods and arrangements

  • US 6,473,501 B1
  • Filed: 06/11/1999
  • Issued: 10/29/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for use in a telephony system having a plurality of members, each member being associated with at least one different identified telecommunication terminal, the method comprising:

  • establishing a hunt group that includes at least a portion of the plurality of members;

    establishing a search order associated with the hunt group;

    receiving at least a first call and a second call, the first and second calls being configured to access at least a portion of the hunt group; and

    attempting to connect the first call with a first idle member within the hunt group in accordance with the search order, while concurrently attempting to connect the second call with a second idle member within the hunt group in accordance with the search order.

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