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Priority call on busy

  • US 6,175,621 B1
  • Filed: 11/04/1997
  • Issued: 01/16/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for setting a priority level of a call, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a request for changing a priority level of a call from an originator of the call without first learning that a trunk connection may be busy;

    changing the priority level of the call based on the received request; and

    handling the call based on the changed priority level of the call, wherein the step of changing the priority level of the call includes the step of advancing the call in a call holding queue.

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