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Distinctive call waiting based on a redirecting number

  • US 7,742,589 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2003
  • Issued: 06/22/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of providing a distinctive call waiting tone based on a redirecting number, the method comprising:

  • receiving a call from an originating device at a redirecting device;

    forwarding the call from the redirecting device to a destination device, the forwarded call having an associated data message that includes a calling number of the originating device, a called number of the destination device, and a redirecting number of the redirecting device;

    comparing, at a controller communicatively coupled to the destination device, the redirecting number to an authorized set of numbers;

    when the authorized set of numbers includes the redirecting number and the destination device is in use, applying a call waiting tone of a plurality of distinctive call waiting tones to the destination device, wherein the call waiting tone is based on the redirecting number; and

    when the authorized set of numbers includes the redirecting number and the destination device is not in use, applying a ring tone of a plurality of distinctive ring tones to the destination device, wherein the ring tone is determined based on the redirecting number.

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