Avaya Inc.

D Michael Overmyer

Christopher Chu

Brijen Doshi

Dongliang Wang

Paul Roller Michaelis

Michael John Thomas

Chandra Mouli Ravipati

Patrick Joseph Toole

Frederick C Neff

A telephone is provided with a port for disconnectably connecting an external information source, such as an MP3 player, to the telephone, and an on-hold function that operates while a call of the telephone is on hold and either presents to the telephone's user the information from the external source if the external source is connected, or presents to the user on-hold information from a telephone network if the external source is not connected, or presents silence at the user's option, irrespective of whether or not the external source is connected.

Telephone using an external media device to provide on-hold information

The present invention provides methods and systems for determining the status and/or extent of damage caused by a disaster. More specifically, a disaster status system (DSS) is used to create a backup communication network, in the event that the primary communication network has been damaged, to locate and/or contact users that may be in or around a disaster-affected area.

System for identifying non-impacted and potentially disaster impacted people and communicating with them to gather impacted status

The present invention provides methods and systems for scheduling recurring calendar items. More specifically, a recurring meeting may be scheduled between participants where the recurring meeting includes at least two different meetings that are set to occur at two different times with a determined periodicity. Allowable dates and times for the recurring meeting can be scheduled based on a number of criteria defined such as the availability of the participants for all meeting times and the availability of participants for certain meeting times.

Recurring meeting schedule wizard

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