Intelligent/selective coverage mechanism
First Claim
1. A method for handling a call in a communications system, said communication system comprising a first telecommunications terminal external to an enterprise communication system, a second telecommunications terminal internal to said enterprise communication system, and a telecommunications network, said method comprising:
- initiating a call from said first telecommunications terminal associated with a calling party to said second telecommunications terminal associated with a called party;
via a user of said first telecommunications terminal, providing system behavior preferences during setup of said call, wherein said system behavior preferences indicate how said enterprise communication system should treat bridging for said call at said second telecommunications terminal, including whether said call is visible to bridged line appearances;
applying said system behavior preferences during setup of said call to said call; and
proceeding with said call.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for enabling a caller to specify call coverage and bridging treatment preferences and or directives. The treatment may be specified by using SIP header parameters of an INVITE request associated with the call. The treatment may also be specified by an enterprise communication system, or equivalent, by engaging an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system to collect a caller'"'"'s coverage preferences.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for handling a call in a communications system, said communication system comprising a first telecommunications terminal external to an enterprise communication system, a second telecommunications terminal internal to said enterprise communication system, and a telecommunications network, said method comprising:
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initiating a call from said first telecommunications terminal associated with a calling party to said second telecommunications terminal associated with a called party; via a user of said first telecommunications terminal, providing system behavior preferences during setup of said call, wherein said system behavior preferences indicate how said enterprise communication system should treat bridging for said call at said second telecommunications terminal, including whether said call is visible to bridged line appearances; applying said system behavior preferences during setup of said call to said call; and proceeding with said call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of handling a call in a communications system, said system comprising a first telecommunications terminal external to an enterprise network and a second telecommunications terminal in said enterprise network, said method comprising:
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initiating a call from said first telecommunication terminal associated with a calling party to said second telecommunications terminal associated with a called party; via a user of said first telecommunications terminal, providing system behavior preferences during setup of said call, wherein said system behavior preferences indicate how said enterprise network should treat bridging for said call at said second telecommunications terminal, including whether said call is visible to bridged line appearances; in said enterprise network, applying said system behavior preferences during setup of said call to said call; and proceeding with said call. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for handling a call in a communication system, said system comprising:
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a first telecommunications terminal external to an enterprise system and associated with a calling party; and a second telecommunications terminal in the enterprise system and associated with a called party; wherein said first telecommunications terminal is enabled to initiate a call to said second telecommunications terminal via a session initiation protocol INVITE request and provide, via a user of said first telecommunications terminal, preferences that indicate how said enterprise system should treat bridging for the call, including whether said call is visible to bridged line appearances, and said enterprise system is enabled, during setup of said call, to apply system call settings to said call based on preferences, determined during setup of said call via a user of said first telecommunication terminal and which indicate how said enterprise network should treat bridging for said call at said second telecommunications terminal, of said first telecommunications terminal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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