Apparatus, method and system for personal telecommunication incoming call screening and alerting for call waiting applications

An apparatus for personal telecommunication call screening and alerting during a first telecommunication call, the apparatus comprising:

• a network interface for receiving a second telecommunication call;
• a receiver coupled to the network interface;
• a memory;
• and a processor coupled to the memory and to the receiver, wherein the processor includes instructions for determining a relative priority of the second telecommunication call, of a plurality of relative priorities;
• the processor having further instructions for automatically determining at least one relative priority, of the plurality of relative priorities, based upon previously observed user behavior, the automatic determination further based upon a pair-wise comparison of prior user treatment of an incoming telecommunication call during a current telecommunication call;
• the processor having further instructions for providing a first level of priority service to the second telecommunication call when the second telecommunication call has a same relative priority or a higher relative priority than the first telecommunication call, and for providing a second level of priority service to the second telecommunication call when the second telecommunication call has a lower relative priority than the first telecommunication call.

A system for personal telecommunication call screening and alerting during a first network communication, the system comprising:

• a line unit couplable to customer premise equipment;
• a network signaling interface for receiving network signaling information;
• a network trunk interface for receiving a second network communication;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, to the line unit, to the network signaling interface, and to the network trunk interface, wherein the processor includes instructions for determining a relative priority of the second network communication, from a plurality of relative priorities;
• the processor having further instructions for automatically determining at least one relative priority, of the plurality of relative priorities, based upon previously observed user behavior, the automatic determination further based upon a pair-wise comparison of prior user treatment of an incoming telecommunication call during a current telecommunication call;
• the processor having further instructions for providing a first level of priority service to the second network communication when the second network communication has a same relative priority or a higher relative priority than the first network communication, and for providing a second level of priority service to the second network communication when the second network communication has a lower relative priority than the first network communication.

A system for personal telecommunication call screening and alerting during a first communication, the system comprising:

• a line unit couplable to customer premise equipment to receive a second communication;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and to the line unit, wherein the processor includes instructions for determining a relative priority of the second communication, of a plurality of relative priorities;
• the processor having further instructions for automatically determining at least one relative priority, of the plurality of relative priorities, based upon previously observed user behavior, the automatic determination further based upon a pair-wise comparison of prior user treatment of an incoming telecommunication call during a current telecommunication call;
• the processor having further instructions for providing a first level of priority service to the second communication when the second communication has a same relative priority or a higher relative priority than the first communication, and for providing a second level of priority service to the second communication when the second communication has a lower relative priority than the first communication.