US 10,187,528 B2 · Universal ring free

Abstract

A method and system are disclosed for sending notifications asynchronously over a telephony network. The method and system include receiving a request over a first telephony connection from a first communication device associated with a first user identifying a second communication device associated with a second user, sending one or more response communications over the first telephony connection to the first communication device associated with the first user, disconnecting the first telephony connection with the first communication device of the first user, and sending a notification over a second telephony connection to the second communication device associated with the second user, the notification including information sufficient to allow the second user to identify the first user or the first communication device associated with the first user.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method executed by one or more telephony devices on a network, comprising:

(i) a network node receiving a request to establish a first telephony communication from a first telephony device associated with a first telephony user identifying a second telephony user associated with a second telephony device;
(ii) the network node automatically disconnecting the first telephony communication;
(iii) the network node automatically establishing a second network originated telephony communication to the second telephony device, the second telephony communication presenting a calling line identity associated with the first telephony device,
(iv) on receiving a ringing indication from the second telephony device, the network node automatically disconnecting the second telephony communication thereby depositing a missed call from the first telephony user associated with the first telephony device on a display of the second telephony device associated with the second telephony user.

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An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause at least one of the one or more processors, at a network node, to:
(i) receive a request to establish a first telephony communication from a first telephony device associated with a first telephony user identifying a second telephony user associated with a second telephony device;
(ii) automatically disconnect the first telephony communication;
(iii) automatically establish a second network originated telephony communication to the second telephony device, and cause the second telephony communication to present a calling line identity associated with the first telephony device,
(iv) on receiving a ringing indication from the second telephony device, automatically disconnect the second telephony communication thereby depositing a missed call from the first telephony user associated with the first telephony device on a display of the second telephony device associated with the second telephony user.

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At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause at least one of the one or more computing devices, at a network node, to:

(i) receive a request to establish a first telephony communication from a first telephony device associated with a first telephony user identifying a second telephony user associated with a second telephony device;
(ii) automatically disconnect the first telephony communication;
(iii) cause the network to automatically establish a second network originated telephony communication to the second telephony device, and cause the second telephony communication to present a calling line identity associated with the first telephony device,
(iv) on receiving a ringing indication from the second telephony device, cause the network to automatically disconnect the second telephony communication thereby depositing a missed call from the first telephony user associated with the first telephony device on a display of the second telephony device associated with the second telephony user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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