Method for auditory differentiation of forwarded phone calls
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1. A method for the auditory differentiation of forwarded phone calls in a phone network, the method comprising:
- selecting a plurality of subscriber phone numbers in the phone network;
assigning a distinctive forwarded ring alert to each of the selected plurality of subscriber phone numbers, the distinctive forwarded ring alert identifying a call to the assigned subscriber phone number that is forwarded to a target phone number;
forwarding calls of two or more of the selected plurality of subscriber phone numbers to the target phone number in the phone network; and
announcing the distinctive forwarded ring alert assigned to the forwarded selected subscriber phone number at a target phone of the target subscriber phone number upon initiation of a call to one of the forwarded selected subscriber phone numbers such that the distinctive ring alert differentiates the call from another distinctive ring alert of another call forwarded from another selected subscriber phone number to the target subscriber phone number.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to the auditory differentiation among forwarded phone calls within a phone network, and in particular an advanced intelligent phone network. Unique distinctive forwarded ring alerts and distinctive forwarded call waiting alerts are assigned to selected subscriber phone numbers in the phone network. Upon the forwarding of one or more of these subscriber phone numbers to a target phone number within the telephone network, auditory differentiation between the forwarded phone numbers and the target phone number can be achieved by a customer.
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1. A method for the auditory differentiation of forwarded phone calls in a phone network, the method comprising:
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selecting a plurality of subscriber phone numbers in the phone network; assigning a distinctive forwarded ring alert to each of the selected plurality of subscriber phone numbers, the distinctive forwarded ring alert identifying a call to the assigned subscriber phone number that is forwarded to a target phone number; forwarding calls of two or more of the selected plurality of subscriber phone numbers to the target phone number in the phone network; and announcing the distinctive forwarded ring alert assigned to the forwarded selected subscriber phone number at a target phone of the target subscriber phone number upon initiation of a call to one of the forwarded selected subscriber phone numbers such that the distinctive ring alert differentiates the call from another distinctive ring alert of another call forwarded from another selected subscriber phone number to the target subscriber phone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A storage medium on which is encoded instructions for performing:
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selecting a first subscriber and a second subscriber in a communications network, the first subscriber comprising at least one first subscriber communications address and the second subscriber comprising at least one second subscriber communications address; assigning a distinctive forwarded first subscriber ring alert for the first subscriber; assigning a distinctive forwarded second subscriber ring alert for the second subscriber; forwarding a call to the first subscriber to a target phone number; forwarding another call to the second subscriber to the target phone number; announcing the distinctive forwarded first subscriber ring alert at a target phone associated with the target phone number, the distinctive forwarded first subscriber ring alert announced upon initiation of the call to the first subscriber such that the distinctive forwarded first subscriber ring alert identifies the call for the first subscriber; and announcing the distinctive forwarded second subscriber ring alert at the target phone associated with the target phone number, the distinctive forwarded second subscriber ring alert announced upon initiation of the other call to the second subscriber such that the distinctive forwarded second subscriber ring alert identifies the other call for the second subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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