Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.

Telecom Kiki, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd.

Masaru Noji

Takahiro Yoshida

Tadashi Saito

Takahiro Sasaki

Repeating device connected to a local area network (LAN) which connects a plurality of telephones and relays communication between first and second telephones. The repeating devices include a unit for requesting during communication a response from another receiver-side telephone indicating its availability to receive a call, and a unit for notifying the address of the receiver-side telephone that responded to the caller-side telephone.

Repeating device

A repeating devicefor relaying the call to a plurality of receiver telephonesthat are connected to a local area network, comprising a function for requesting a reply to the plurality of receiver telephonesasking their availability to receive a call, a function for selecting the destination of the call out of the receiver telephonesthat responded, and a function for notifying the address of the selected receiver telephoneto the caller telephone. Further, the present repeating device comprises a function for receiving the transfer request from a user.

Repeating device, telephone set, and recording medium

A telephoneconnected to a local area network, comprising a means for requesting during communication a response from another receiver-side telephoneindicating its availability to receive a call, and a means for notifying the address of the receiver-side telephonethat responded to the caller-side telephone

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Masaru Noji