Polite call waiting notification
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a receiver for receiving an incoming message for a first person, wherein said incoming message arrives while said first person is engaged in a telephone call with a second person; and
a processor for waiting to notify said first person of the arrival of said incoming message until said first person is silent.
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Abstract
A technique for notifying a person who is engaged in a telephone call with a second person that a third person is calling him or her is disclosed. In particular, the illustrative embodiments wait for an “appropriate opportunity” to notify person 101-1 of the arrival of the incoming message from person 101-3. For example, the appropriate opportunity is chosen so that it is, at least potentially, less disruptive to the conversation between person 101-1 and person 101-2 than would an arbitrarily-timed notification.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving an incoming message for a first person, wherein said incoming message arrives while said first person is engaged in a telephone call with a second person; and a processor for waiting to notify said first person of the arrival of said incoming message until said first person is silent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving an incoming message for a first person, wherein said incoming message arrives while said first person is engaged in a telephone call with a second person; and a processor for waiting to notify said first person of the arrival of said incoming message until said second person is silent. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving an incoming message for a first person, wherein said incoming message arrives while said first person is engaged in a telephone call with a second person; and a processor for waiting to notify said first person of the arrival of said incoming message until both said first person and said second person are both silent. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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