Common call routing for multiple telephony devices
AssigneeNortel Networks Limited
InventorsDany Sylvain, Stephen Bennett Elliott
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AssigneeNortel Networks Limited
InventorsDany Sylvain, Stephen Bennett Elliott
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The present invention provides a service node capable of coordinating call processing for incoming calls intended for any one of multiple telephony devices of a given entity, such as a business or individual user. Switching devices, such as traditional telephony switches or internetworked gateways controlling call routing, are configured to interact with a service node to determine how to handle incoming calls to the telephony devices that they serve. As such, call processing rules, which are established by the entity, are applied to an incoming call to any of the entity's telephony devices to effectively route calls to other ones of the telephone devices, route the call to a desired voicemail system, provide call screening or blocking, and any other desired call control activity. Based on the call processing rules for the given entity, the service node will instruct the corresponding telephony switches to handle the incoming call.
A method for allowing coordinated call processing among multiple telephony devices associated with an entity comprising:
A system for allowing coordinated call processing among multiple telephony devices associated with an entity comprising:
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