Method for Handling Unanswered Calls
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Abstract
Reliable and interactive communication between parties is allowed even in those cases in which an incoming call cannot be answered due to inconvenience, inopportunity and/or impoliteness, e.g., during an important meeting, a conference or a ceremony. A packet-switched connection between the called party and the calling party is established in response to an action intended for terminating an incoming call performed at the called party'"'"'s terminal.
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21. A method for handling an incoming call at a called party'"'"'s terminal, the incoming call being originated by a calling party'"'"'s terminal, comprising:
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receiving a first signal indicative of the incoming call; detecting a predetermined action of the called party on the called party'"'"'s terminal corresponding to a refusal of the incoming call; in response to the detection of said predetermined action, terminating the incoming call and sending a second signal, wherein the second signal is adapted for allowing establishment of a packet-switched connection between the called party'"'"'s terminal and the calling party'"'"'s terminal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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