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Personal communication system

  • US 7,215,753 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2001
  • Issued: 05/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A personal communication system (PCS) server of a personal communication system providing PCS subscribers with personal telephone numbers, comprising:

  • a PCS destination profile memory for storing in association with at least one personal telephone number (PTN) a number of destination profiles respectively consisting of a sequence of destination numbers indicating a number of predetermined destination locations;

    a PCS routing means for completing an incoming call directed to said PTN by routing the incoming call sequentially to destination locations in accordance with the sequence indicated in a destination profile until said call is abandoned or answered; and

    a destination profile handling means, comprising a call distribution parameter setting means for setting said call distribution parameters in at least one destination profile, for selectively handling one or more of said destination profiles stored in said PCS destination profile memory in response to a destination profile handling message received via said PCS communication system and including at least one handling parameter indicating a predetermined handling of said at least one of said destination profiles,said at least one handling parameter indicating one or more call distribution parameters selected from a group of call distribution parameters that include a PTN call origin parameter, a PTN number of calls parameter and a PTN number of calls flag for one or more of said destination locations in said one or more destination profiles.

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