Apparatus and method for switching incoming calls through to subscribers of a telecommunications network
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1. A switchboard apparatus for a telecommunications system for switching an incoming call specifically directed to the switchboard apparatus through to subscribers of a telecommunications network, comprising:
- an input device for entering connection data allocated to a required subscriber;
a condition device for automatically determining and identifying a telephone condition of the required subscriber before switching the incoming call through to the required subscriber, wherein the condition device distinguishes at least between “
Free”
, “
Busy”
, and “
Call Diversion”
telephone conditions; and
a switching device for automatically switching the incoming call through to the required subscriber if the determined telephone condition is “
Free,” and
wherein, in the case of the “
Busy” and
“
Call Diversion”
telephone conditions, a corresponding message is displayed by an output device.
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Abstract
A switchboard apparatus and method for a telecommunications system, for switching incoming calls through to subscribers, with an input device for entering connection data of a required subscriber, a condition device for determining the telephone condition of the required subscriber, and a switching device, which automatically forwards the incoming call to the required subscriber.
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1. A switchboard apparatus for a telecommunications system for switching an incoming call specifically directed to the switchboard apparatus through to subscribers of a telecommunications network, comprising:
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an input device for entering connection data allocated to a required subscriber; a condition device for automatically determining and identifying a telephone condition of the required subscriber before switching the incoming call through to the required subscriber, wherein the condition device distinguishes at least between “
Free”
, “
Busy”
, and “
Call Diversion”
telephone conditions; anda switching device for automatically switching the incoming call through to the required subscriber if the determined telephone condition is “
Free,” and
wherein, in the case of the “
Busy” and
“
Call Diversion”
telephone conditions, a corresponding message is displayed by an output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for switching an incoming call specifically directed to a switchboard apparatus through to subscribers of a telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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forwarding the incoming call to the switchboard apparatus; inputting connection data of a required subscriber at the switchboard apparatus, wherein an the incoming call is intended to be switched through to the required subscriber; automatically determining and recognizing a telephone condition of the required subscriber before switching the incoming call through to the required subscriber, wherein a distinction is made at least between the “
Free”
, “
Busy” and
“
Call Diversion”
telephone conditions; andautomatically switching the incoming call to the required subscriber if the determined telephone condition is “
Free”
, and displaying a corresponding message in the case of the “
Busy” and
“
Call Diversion”
telephone conditions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A switchboard apparatus for a telecommunications system for switching an incoming call specifically directed to the switchboard apparatus through to subscribers of a telecommunications network, comprising:
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an input device for entering connection data that identifies a required subscriber, wherein the connection data is provided by the incoming call; a condition device for automatically determining and identifying a telephone condition of the required subscriber before switching the incoming call through to the required subscriber; and a switching device for automatically switching the incoming call through to the required subscriber according to the connection data if the determined telephone condition is “
Free”
, and wherein, in the case of a “
Busy”
or “
Call Diversion”
telephone condition, a corresponding message is generated in part from the connection data and displayed by an output device.
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