System and method for telephone communication

• US 8,229,409 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2008
• Issued: 07/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Silent Communication Ltd
• Original Assignee: Silent Communication Ltd
• Inventors: Bluvband, Zigmund, Bluvband, Max
• Primary Examiner(s): Gary, Erika
• Application Number:
  US12/527,763
• Publication Number:
  US 20100093330A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,612 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2749 Automatic dialling or redialling systems, e.g. on off-hook or redial on busy
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/665 by checking the validity of a code
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/053 remote terminal provisioning, e.g. of applets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2016 Call initiation by network rather than by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/254 where the visual mode comprises menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4935 Connection initiated by DAS system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/50 Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers H04M3/487 takes precedence; centralised dictation systems H04M11/10; Centralised arrangements for recording messages

Abstract

The system and method of the present invention may allow a calling party to make a called party to be aware of its intention to establish a call session with it in one or more ways. According to the present invention a calling party may be automatically offered alternatives to voice session or may be allowed to change the silent mode of the called party to a non-silent mode or may be allowed to address a query to a third party via the called party or may be automatically offered to re-establish a connection with a called party if it was disconnected by the called party in error.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying an erroneous disconnection of a voice session by a first device of a called party;

activating a voice activated application at a second device of a calling party, which voice activated application senses voice at said second device after the disconnection;

activating a function at said second device offering said calling party an option to re-establish connection with said first device if a voice was detected by said application at said second device within a defined period of time after the disconnection;

re-establishing a session with said first device according to selection of said calling party; and

ending said re-established session by said calling party or by said called party.