Method and system for diverting telecommunications connections

• US 20070081653A1
• Filed: 12/20/2004
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Romanski, Irena, Klotz, Udo, Krembs, Bernhard, Schurr, Karl, Hertelt, Sigrid
• Application Number:
  US11/015,642
• Publication Number:
  US 20070081653A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/211.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; to voice mail H04M3/53308
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/546 in private branch exchanges

Abstract

In the case of a method for diverting telecommunications connections, a prescribed number of line identifications (A1₁-A1_N) are first made available. Upon request to participate in the diverting method, a line identification (A1₁-A1_N) that is still free is allocated, all telecommunications connections directed to this line identification (A1₁) subsequently being diverted to a telecommunications terminal (A2).

Claims

1. A method for diverting telecommunications connections for line identifications of a private branch exchange in a public switching office in a information is stored to a telecommunications terminal with reference to the diverted telecommunications connections directed to one of the line identifications, comprising:

providing a prescribed number of line identifications; and

requesting from a telecommunications terminal, participation in the diverting with the allocation of one of the line identifications, wherein the diverting

of a telecommunications connection directed to an allocated line identification to the telecommunications terminal is performed in the public switching office.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the allocated line identification and the identification of the telecommunications terminal are stored in a public switching office of the telecommnunications terminal,

transmitted in parallel an information signal that includes data to reproduce a line identification, and

the information signal is modified when setting up a telecommunications connection from the telecommunications terminal to another telecommunications terminal.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the information signal is modified such that it reproduces the line identification allocated in the course of the diversion.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the information signal is modified such that it reproduces the line identification of the private branch exchange.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the modification of the information data can be switched off temporarily by inputting a special control signal.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the diversion is initiated from the telecommunications terminal by inputting a prescribed access code.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the telecommunications terminals participating in the diverting are prescribed, and the identifications are stored in the public switching offices of the provided line identifications and/or the private branch exchange.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a request is made by transmitting a control signal from an arbitrary terminal to which the telecommunications connections are diverted.

9. A system for diverting telecommunications connections, comprising:

a public switching office having a device to store information with reference to a diversion of telecommunications connections directed to one of a plurality of provided line identifications to a telecommunications terminal and to divert telecommunications connections; and

a private branch exchange connected to a plurality of line identifications and to manage the provided line identifications, wherein

the telecommunications connections that are directed to the line identification of the private branch exchange allocated during the request are diverted automatically toward the switching office to the telecommunications terminal.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a second switching office connected to the second telecommunications terminal, the second switching office including a device to store the line identification of another telecommunications terminal to which it is diverted, and the line identification is allocated to the second telecommunications terminal modifies information data to reproduce a line identification.