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AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsYihsiu Chen, Mark Jeffrey Foladare, Shelley B. Goldman, Shaoqing Q. Wang, Roy Philip Weber, Robert S. Westrich, Aleksandr Zelezniak
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A method of handling incoming calls directed to a virtual communication subscriber is disclosed. An incoming call intended for the virtual communication subscriber is received at a first communication device. A call is placed to a second communication device using contact information provided by the virtual communication subscriber. Extension information is provided to a guest PBX when the call is answered which corresponds to a communication line associated with the second communication device. Upon connection to the second communication device, the incoming call is bridged with the call placed to the second communication device.
A virtual communication system for handling incoming calls directed to a virtual communication subscriber, the virtual communication subscriber being associated with a fixed communication device connected to a host Private Branch Exchange (PBX), the virtual communication subscriber being at a remote location and being connected to a communication network via a guest PBX not affiliated with the host PBX, the virtual communication system comprising:
A virtual communication system for handling incoming calls directed to a fixed address of a virtual communication subscriber, the virtual communication subscriber being connected to a communication network via a remote guest PBX, the virtual communication system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.