Method and apparatus for selecting disabling music on hold in a telecommunication system
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorR. Louis Breeden
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Abstract
A caller makes (302) a telephone call to a second telecommunication system (108) from a telephone port (202) in a first telecommunication system (104). The first telecommunication system then ascertains (304) whether the second telecommunication system is a type for which receiving music on hold is appropriate. The first telecommunication system disables (308) music on hold for the telephone call, in response to ascertaining that the second telecommunication system is not the type for which receiving music on hold is appropriate.
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A private automatic branch exchange (PABX) for selectively disabling music on hold therein, the PABX comprising:
- a telephone port for making, by a caller, a telephone call to a conference bridge;
- a processor coupled to the telephone port for ascertaining whether the conference bridge is a type of system for which receiving music on hold is appropriate;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor for storing a telephone number for reaching the conference bridge in a list of numbers of systems for which music on hold is not appropriate,
- wherein the processor is programmed to:
- disable music on hold for said telephone call, in response to ascertaining that the conference bridge is not the type of system for which receiving music on hold is appropriate;
- monitor said telephone call to determine a number dialed;
- and
- compare said number dialed with said list to determine whether said number dialed is included in said list, thus indicating that the conference bridge should not be sent music on hold.
A method for disabling music on hold in a first telecommunication system, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing in the first telecommunication system a telephone number for reaching a second telecommunication system in a list of numbers of telecommunication systems that are not the type for which receiving music on hold is appropriate;
- making, by a caller, a telephone call to the second telecommunication system from a telephone port in the first telecommunication system;
- ascertaining by the first telecommunication system whether the second telecommunication system is a type for which receiving music on hold is appropriate, wherein the ascertaining step comprises the steps of:
- monitoring the step of making the telephone call to determine a number dialed;
- and
- comparing said number dialed with said list to determine whether said number dialed is included in said list, thus indicating that the second telecommunication system should not be sent music on hold;
- and
- disabling, in the first telecommunication system, music on hold for said telephone call, in response to ascertaining that the second telecommunication system is not the type for which receiving music on hold is appropriate.
A first telecommunication system for selectively disabling music on hold therein, the first telecommunication system comprising:
- a telephone port for making, by a caller, a telephone call to a second telecommunication system;
- a processor coupled to the telephone port for ascertaining whether the second telecommunication system is a type for which receiving music on hold is appropriate;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor for storing a telephone number for reaching the second telecommunication system in a list of numbers of telecommunication systems for which music on hold is not appropriate,
- wherein the processor is programmed to:
- disable music on hold for said telephone call, in response to ascertaining that the second telecommunication system is not the type for which receiving music on hold is appropriate;
- monitor said telephone call to determine a number dialed;
- and
- compare said number dialed with said list to determine whether said number dialed is included in said list, thus indicating that the second telecommunication system should not be sent music on hold.
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