Method and system for selectively alerting user and answering preferred telephone calls
January 24, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesDevice to automatically screen incoming telephone calls, determine the identity of the caller and process the call accordingly Method and system for identifying telephone callers Terminal in communication network for notifying originating party's number Apparatus for treating a wafer surface Communication system providing automatic identification of calling parties Method and apparatus for call source identification Communication unit comprising caller identification function and caller identifying method in a digital communication network Communication terminal apparatus and its control method with party identification and notification features Spontaneous caller identification with call-waiting Alphanumeric caller identification telephone InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 590749 filed on 01/24/1996US Classes:379/142.01, RECEPTION OF CALLING INFORMATION AT SUBSTATION IN WIRELINE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM379/88.16, Voice message synthesis379/88.21, Caller identification received at substation379/88.24, By generated tone379/142.17, Having display unit379/207.1, Expiration of predetermined time period379/373.03, Registration of alerting signal in association with incoming signal379/376.01Visual indication of incoming call (e.g., LED or light bulb)ExaminersPrimary: Zele, Krista M.Assistant: Wolinsky, Scott Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04M 003/42Foreign Application Priority Data1995-01-25 KRAbstractA method and telephone system for selectively answering incoming telephone calls by enabling user selection of a receiving mode that designates telephone numbers and an alert mode that designates how the user will be notified of incoming calls from the designated telephone numbers, and then establishing an idle state. In response to receipt of an incoming call during the idle state, an outgoing message (OGM) requesting input of the calling party's telephone number is transmitted to the calling party. The calling party's telephone number is received as dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signals. The calling party's telephone number is then compared with telephone numbers designated within the selected receiving mode to determine whether the user should be notified of the incoming call. When the calling party's telephone number has been previously designated by the user within the selected receiving mode, the user is provided with an audible alert indicative of the incoming call according to the selected alert mode. The user is only notified of incoming calls originating from telephone numbers specified within the selected receiving mode. After the user receives the audible alert, a speech mode is established if the user answers the incoming call within a predetermined time period. If the incoming call is not answered by the user within the predetermined period of time, or the calling party's telephone number has not been previously designated by the user within the selected receiving mode, a call termination message is transmitted to the calling party to indicate that the user can not presently answer the incoming call. | |
