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US 7,352,854 B1Granted
Call waiting suppression
AssigneeAT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.
InventorEdward Michael Silver
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Abstract
Systems and method for call waiting suppression are disclosed. When a communications device is engaged in an active communication and receives an incoming communication, a call waiting alert is activated to produce a single, initial audible alert, and thereafter the subsequent call waiting alert(s) are silenced according to a call waiting suppression profile. Alteratively, an audible indicator of the call waiting alert may be deactivated for the incoming communication, while other indicators remain active to alert the receiving party of the incoming communication.
Claims24
A system providing call waiting suppression, comprising:
- means for processing an incoming communication to a receiving party's communications device, the receiving party's communication device already engaged in an ongoing communication;
- means for processing an incoming communications signal, the incoming communications signal from a calling party's communications device to the receiving party's communications device;
- means for associating a call waiting suppression profile with the receiving party, the call waiting suppression profile comprising a timing parameter for suppressing alerts of the incoming communications signal to the receiving party's communications device;
- means for causing an initial alert to the receiving party to alert of the incoming communication;
- and
- thereafter, means for suppressing subsequent alerts of the incoming communication according to the timing parameter, such that after the initial alert is caused, the subsequent alerts are deactivated.
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A call waiting suppression system, comprising:
- means for receiving an incoming communications signal at a receiving party's communications device, the receiving party's communication device already engaged in an ongoing communication, the incoming communications signal identifying an incoming communication from a calling party's communications device;
- means for associating a call waiting suppression profile with the receiving party, the call waiting suppression profile comprising a timing parameter for suppressing alerts of the incoming communications signal to the receiving party's communications device;
- means for causing an initial alert to the receiving party to alert of the incoming communication;
- and
- thereafter, means for suppressing subsequent alerts of the incoming communication according to the timing parameter, such that after the initial alert is caused, the subsequent alerts are deactivated.
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A method of call waiting suppression, compromising:
- receiving an incoming communications signal at a receiving party's communications device, the receiving party's communication device already engaged in an ongoing communication, the incoming communications signal identifying an incoming communication from a calling party's communications device;
- associating a call waiting suppression profile with the receiving party, the call waiting suppression profile comprising a timing parameter for suppressing alerts of the incoming communications signal to the receiving party's communications device;
- causing an initial alert to the receiving party to alert of the incoming communication;
- and
- thereafter, suppressing subsequent alerts of the incoming communication according to the timing parameter, such that after the initial alert is caused, the subsequent alerts are deactivated.
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A method for call waiting suppression, comprising:
- processing an incoming communication to a receiving party's communications device, the receiving party's communication device already engaged in an ongoing communication;
- processing an incoming communications signal, the incoming communications signal from a calling party's communications device to the receiving party's communications device;
- associating a call waiting suppression profile with the receiving party, the call waiting suppression profile comprising a timing parameter for suppressing alerts of the incoming communications signal to the receiving party's communications device;
- causing an initial alert to the receiving party to alert of the incoming communication;
- and
- thereafter, suppressing subsequent alerts of the incoming communication according to the timing parameter, such that after the initial alert is caused, the subsequent alerts are deactivated.
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A computer program product comprising processor executable instructions for performing a method of call waiting suppression, the method comprising:
- receiving an incoming communications signal at a receiving party's communications device, the receiving party's communication device already engaged in an ongoing communication, the incoming communications signal identifying an incoming communication from a calling party's communications device;
- associating a call waiting suppression profile with the receiving party, the call waiting suppression profile comprising a timing parameter for suppressing alerts of the incoming communications signal to the receiving party's communications device;
- causing an initial alert to the receiving party to alert of the incoming communication;
- and
- thereafter, suppressing subsequent alerts of the incoming communication according to the timing parameter, such that after the initial alert is caused, the subsequent alerts are deactivated.
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A computer program product comprising processor executable instructions for performing a method of call waiting suppression, the method comprising:
- processing an incoming communication to a receiving party's communications device, the receiving party's communication device already engaged in an ongoing communication;
- processing an incoming communications signal, the incoming communications signal from a calling party's communications device to the receiving party's communications device;
- associating a call waiting suppression profile with the receiving party, the call waiting suppression profile comprising a timing parameter for suppressing alerts of the incoming communications signal to the receiving party's communications device;
- causing an initial alert to the receiving party to alert of the incoming communication;
- and
- thereafter, suppressing subsequent alerts of the incoming communication according to the timing parameter, such that after the initial alert is caused, the subsequent alerts are deactivated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.