Originator disposition options for communications session termination
AssigneeNortel Networks Limited
InventorsSamuel H. Christie, IV, Greg R. Utas, Steve J. McKinnon, David P. Ress
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing a calling party with options for call termination treatments. The apparatus allows the called party to provide options which are presented to the calling party for a treatment when an attempted communications session is not successfully completed, and it provides the calling party with the selected treatment. Various types of treatments include receiving a recorded message, transferring to a voice mail system, transferring to a pager, or initiating another communications session.
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A system for a calling party's communications device to receive from a called party's communications device a response including a plurality of treatment options to an attempted communications session, comprising:
- a calling party's communications device;
- a called party's communications device;
- a network for interfacing the calling party's communications device with the called party's communications device;
- and
- an apparatus interfaced with the calling party's communications device, the apparatus including:
- means for attempting to initiate a communications session from the calling party's communications device to the called party's communications device;
- receiving means for receiving at the calling party's communications device a plurality of options for treatments if the attempted communications session was not completed;
- means for interpreting at the calling party's communications device the plurality of options for treatments;
- means for receiving an indication of a selected one of the treatments;
- and
- means for providing at the calling party's communications device the selected treatment.
A system for a called party's communications device to provide to a calling party's communications device a response including a plurality of treatment options to an attempted communications session, comprising:
- a calling party's communications device;
- a called party's communications device;
- a network for interfacing the calling party's communications device, the apparatus including:
- means for receiving an attempt to initiate a communications session from the calling party's communications device to the called party's communications device;
- and
- providing means for providing at the calling party's communications device a plurality of options for treatments for the calling party's communications device a plurality of options for treatments for the calling party's communications device to interpret if the attempted communications session was not completed.
A system for receiving at a calling party's communications device a response including a plurality of treatment options from a called party's communication device to an attempted communications session, comprising:
- means for attempting to initiate a communications session from a calling party's communications device to a called party's communications device;
- receiving means for receiving at the calling party's communications device a plurality of options for treatments if the attempted communications session was not completed;
- means for interpreting at the calling party's communications device the plurality of options for treatments;
- means for receiving an indication of a selected one of the treatments;
- and
- means for providing at the calling party's communications device the selected treatment.
A system for a called party's communications device to provide to a calling party's communications device a response including a plurality of treatment options to an attempted communications session, comprising:
- means for receiving an attempt to initiate a communications session from a calling party's communications device to a called party's communications device;
- and
- providing means for providing at the calling party's communications device a plurality of options for treatments for the calling party's communications device to interpret if the attempted communications session was not completed.
A method for a calling party's communications device to receive from a called party's communications device a response including a plurality of treatment options to an attempted communications session, comprising the steps of:
- attempting to initiate a communications session from a calling party's communications device to a called party's communications device;
- receiving at the calling party's communications device a plurality of options for treatments if the attempted communications session was not completed;
- interpreting at the calling party's communications device the plurality of options for treatments;
- receiving an indications of a selected one of the treatments;
- and
- providing at the calling party's communications device the selected treatment.
A method for a called party's communications device to provide to a calling party's communications device a response including a plurality of treatment options to an attempted communications session, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an attempt to initiate a communications session from a calling party's communications device to a called party's communications device;
- and
- providing at the calling party's communications device a plurality of options for treatments for the calling party's communications device to interpret if the attempted communications session was not completed.
A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method, the method including:
- attempting to initiate a communications session from a calling party's communications device to a called party's communications device;
- receiving at the calling party's communications device a plurality of options for treatments from the called party's communications device if the attempted communications session was not completed;
- interpreting at the calling party's communications device the plurality of options for treatments;
- receiving an indication of a selected one of the treatments;
- and
- providing at the calling party's communications device the selected treatment.
A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method, the method including:
- receiving an attempt to initiate a communications session from a calling party's communications device to a called party's communications device;
- and
- providing at the calling party's communications device a plurality of options for treatments from the called party's communications device for the calling party's communications device to interpret if the attempted communications session was not completed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.