System and method for acknowledging incoming communications
First Claim
1. A method for acknowledging an incoming communication comprising:
- receiving an incoming communication request destined for a first communication device from a second communication device;
forwarding the incoming communication request to the first communication device;
receiving an acknowledgment indication from the first communication device that the incoming communication request has been received by a user of the first communication device; and
sending an acknowledgment communication associated with the acknowledgment indication from a media server to the second communication device in response to receiving the acknowledgment indication, wherein the acknowledgement communication is selectable from a plurality of acknowledgement communications, wherein the plurality of acknowledgement communications includes at least default communications and user entered communications.
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Abstract
A system and method for acknowledging an incoming communication. An incoming communication request destined for a first communication device from a second communication device is received. The incoming communication request is forwarded to the first communication device. An acknowledgment indication is received from the first communications device that the incoming communication request has been received by a user of the first communication device. An acknowledgment communication associated with the acknowledgment indication is sent from the media server to the second communications device in response to receiving the acknowledgment indication. The acknowledgment communication is selectable from a number of acknowledgment communications including at least default communications and user entered communications.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for acknowledging an incoming communication comprising:
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receiving an incoming communication request destined for a first communication device from a second communication device; forwarding the incoming communication request to the first communication device; receiving an acknowledgment indication from the first communication device that the incoming communication request has been received by a user of the first communication device; and sending an acknowledgment communication associated with the acknowledgment indication from a media server to the second communication device in response to receiving the acknowledgment indication, wherein the acknowledgement communication is selectable from a plurality of acknowledgement communications, wherein the plurality of acknowledgement communications includes at least default communications and user entered communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for acknowledging an incoming communication comprising:
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one or more communications networks; and a switch in communication with the one or more communications networks, the switch configured to; receive an incoming communication request destined for a first communication device from a second communication device; forward the incoming communication request to the first communication device; receive an acknowledgment indication from the first communication device that the incoming communication request has been received by a user of the first communication device; and send an acknowledgment communication associated with the acknowledgment indication from a media server to the second communication device in response to receiving the acknowledgment indication, wherein the acknowledgement communication is selectable from a plurality of acknowledgement communications, wherein the plurality of acknowledgement communications includes at least default communications and user entered communications. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A first communication device for acknowledging an incoming call comprising:
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a user interface; a memory configured to store computer readable instructions; and a processor, the processor configured to retrieve and execute the computer readable instructions operable to; receive an incoming call request from a second communication device; receive an acknowledgment indication from a user through the user interface that the incoming call request has been received by the user of the first communication device, wherein the acknowledgement indication includes a selection from the user of an acknowledgement communication from a plurality of acknowledgement communications, wherein the plurality of acknowledgement communications includes at least default acknowledgment communications and user entered acknowledgement communications; and connect the incoming call between the second communication device and a media server in response to receiving the acknowledgment indication, wherein the media server is configured to send the acknowledgement communication to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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