Method and apparatus for sending alerts to internet protocol phones
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsMarian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
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Abstract
The present invention enables an alert message and the display of calling party identity on all on-hook phones associated with an extension sharing the same phone number, when one phone is off-hook and in use. In one exemplary embodiment, this capability enables all other members of a household to receive information regarding an incoming call even when one phone is in use by another member.
Claims20
A method for receiving an alert via a communication network, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of an internet protocol phone that is on-hook, a signaling message, when one of a plurality of internet protocol phones is off-hook, wherein the internet protocol phone is one of the plurality of internet protocol phones, wherein the plurality of internet protocol phones is all associated with a same phone number;
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- displaying, by the processor, the signaling message on the internet protocol phone that is on-hook.
A tangible computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor of an internet protocol phone, cause the processor to perform operations for receiving an alert via a communication network, the operations comprising:
- receiving, by the internet protocol phone that is on-hook, a signaling message, when one of a plurality of Internet protocol phones is off-hook, wherein the internet protocol phone is one of the plurality of internet protocol phones, wherein the plurality of Internet protocol phones is all associated with a same phone number;
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- displaying the signaling message on the internet protocol phone that is on-hook.
A system for receiving an alert via a communication network, comprising:
- an Internet protocol phone for receiving a signaling message, wherein the internet protocol phone is on-hook and is one of a plurality of Internet protocol phones, when one of the plurality of Internet protocol phones is off-hook, wherein the plurality of internet protocol phones is all associated with a same phone number;
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- a display, coupled to the internet protocol phone, for displaying the signaling message on the internet protocol phone that is on-hook.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.