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Network based timed ring suppression

  • US 8,548,158 B2
  • Filed: 08/11/2006
  • Issued: 10/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing timed ring suppression, comprising:

  • a processor; and

    memory storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

    receiving an incoming communication from a communications network;

    receiving a timed ring suppression signal from the communications network;

    querying for a timing parameter describing an amount of time in which alerts to the incoming communication are silenced;

    processing an initial alert to initially alert of the incoming communication;

    suppressing subsequent alerts for the incoming communication according to the timed ring suppression signal for the amount of time described by the timing parameter; and

    reactivating the subsequent alerts for the incoming communication after the amount of time described by the timing parameter.

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