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Smart secretary for routing call objects in a telephony network

  • US 7,143,182 B1
  • Filed: 10/27/2000
  • Issued: 11/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for routing calls in a communications system, comprising:

  • receiving a call object in a persistent store identifying an incoming phone call for a recipient, wherein the persistent store allows insertion of objects without loss of attributes and has a notification service;

    translating the call object into a smart secretary object that the persistent store can operate upon;

    identifying the recipient from the smart secretary object;

    determining if an object exists within a community that includes the persistent store that provides preferences for the recipient;

    if an object does not exist that provides preferences for the recipient;

    translating the smart secretary object to a call object for a phone associated with the recipient; and

    ringing the phone associated with the recipient; and

    if an object does exist that provides preferences for the recipient, routing the call according to the preferences of the recipient.

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