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Communications apparatus

  • US 6,788,780 B1
  • Filed: 09/06/2000
  • Issued: 09/07/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A communication apparatus for a communication network, comprising:

  • at least one switching equipment unit in order to accept calls within the communication network and in order to forward the accepted calls to a desired user of the communication network;

    at least one call distribution unit in order to distribute incoming calls within the communication network to the at least one switching equipment unit;

    a first control unit, whereby the call distribution unit automatically applying calls of lower priority thereto;

    a second control unit, the call distribution unit automatically applying calls of higher priority thereto; and

    a call acceptance unit having a call interrogator allocated to both the first and second control units, said call acceptance unit, when actuated, accepting via the call interrogator a call that is pending at the second control unit or, when no call is pending at the second control unit, the call acceptance unit accepting via the call interrogator a call that is pending at the first control unit.

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