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Methods and systems for enhancing internet call- waiting messages

  • US 7,304,983 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2002
  • Issued: 12/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of notifying a called station of an incoming call, the called station being busy as a result of a connection to a data network, the method comprising:

  • receiving an Internet Call-Waiting message that provides an option to terminate the connection and to accept the incoming call, the Internet Call-Waiting message including information representing a telephone number of a calling station;

    prompting to save the Internet Call-Waiting message to an address book;

    receiving a user'"'"'s enhancements to the Internet Call-Waiting message, the enhancements comprising data fields added by the user to the Internet Call-Waiting message, the data fields containing information that enhances the Internet Call-Waiting message;

    saving the enhancements to the Internet Call-Waiting message; and

    when another incoming call is received from the calling station. then retrieving the user'"'"'s enhancements and presenting the enhancements at the called station in another Internet Call-Waiting message.

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