System with Call Forward Profile

• US 20090154681A1
• Filed: 02/24/2009
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitel Networks Incorporated (Mitel Networks Corporation)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Walker, Hopeton S., Russell, Jesse Eugene, Wang, Spencer C., Sankalia, Anish, Kung, Fen-Chung
• Granted Patent: US 8,054,963 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/211.20
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1096 Supplementary features, e.g. call forwarding or call holding systems providing special services or facilities to telephony subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• 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 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42

Abstract

A method and system for providing call forwarding in an IP telephone network is disclosed. First, when a telephone number for a first telephone from a second telephone is dialed, the call is routing to a call manager. Call setup procedures with a BRG responsible for the first telephone are then initiated. The BRG then checks stored call forwarding profiles to determine whether there is an active call forwarding profile for the first telephone. The call is connected to the first telephone if an active call forwarding profile is not found. However, if an active call forwarding profile is found, the call forwarding information is sent to the call manager. The call is routed to at least a third telephone based on the call forwarding information.

Claims

1. A method for use by a telephone network adapted to route telephone calls among a plurality of telephones connected to the network, the method comprising

providing an indication to a customer premises device serving at least one of the telephones that a call directed to that telephone has been received over the network,

receiving from the customer premises device a call forwarding profile associated with the telephone, the call forwarding profile having been sent by the customer premises device in response to the indication, and

routing the call based on call forwarding information contained in the received call forwarding profile.

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