Network communication system
DCFirst Claim
1. A network communication system for transferring a call from a local user to a plurality of node users, comprising:
- a local device configured to transmit call data representative of the call and generate a call indicator;
a plurality of nodes in electrical communication with the local device and configured to generate a ring message in response to receipt of the call indicator, each node having,an output device for displaying the ring message, andan input device for entering response data in response to the ring message; and
a server in electrical communication with the local device and the plurality of nodes to regulate call data and response data.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a network communication system that provides textual communication and call transferring between nodes. The system further allows simultaneous notification of multiple nodes of an incoming call. The system includes a local computer that may also serve as a node in the system. A call may originate with the local computer or be generated by a remote device that is in communication with the local computer. The local computer generates a call indicator that is transmitted to one or more nodes simultaneously. Selection of the nodes may be based on user intervention or by predefined groupings. Each node receiving a call indicator is configured to generate a ring message in response. The ring message is displayed on an output device to alert a node user to the incoming call. In response to the ring message, a node user may choose to accept or decline the call. A node user'"'"'s responses to the call indicator are transmitted to the local computer. Once the local computer receives an acceptance from a node, the local computer transmits call data representative of the call to the accepting node.
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33 Claims
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1. A network communication system for transferring a call from a local user to a plurality of node users, comprising:
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a local device configured to transmit call data representative of the call and generate a call indicator; a plurality of nodes in electrical communication with the local device and configured to generate a ring message in response to receipt of the call indicator, each node having, an output device for displaying the ring message, and an input device for entering response data in response to the ring message; and a server in electrical communication with the local device and the plurality of nodes to regulate call data and response data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for transferring a call across a network system, comprising:
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generating a call indicator indicative of a call; transmitting the call indicator across the network system to a plurality of nodes; displaying a ring message on the nodes in response to the call indicator; generating affirmative response data indicative of an acceptance of the call by an accepting node; transmitting call data representative of the call to the accepting node; and the accepting node responding to call data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for performing a method for transferring a call across a network, the method comprising:
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generating a call indicator indicative of a call; transmitting the call indicator across the network system to a plurality of nodes; displaying a ring message on the nodes in response to the call indicator; generating affirmative response data indicative of an acceptance of the call by an accepting node; and transmitting call data representative of the call to the accepting node. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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