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Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023

Filed:

May. 05, 2022
Applicant:

Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Inventors:

Michael Connelly, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Jeffrey Lewis, Wayne, PA (US);

Bhagabati Maharana, Bensalem, PA (US);

Louis Rubin, Ruskin, FL (US);

Richard Vetter, Landsdowne, PA (US);

Assignee:

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/20 (2006.01); H04Q 3/70 (2006.01); H04M 7/00 (2006.01); H04M 11/04 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 3/70 (2013.01); H04M 3/20 (2013.01); H04M 7/0069 (2013.01); H04M 11/04 (2013.01); H04M 3/42314 (2013.01); H04M 2242/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A local network call handling device is configured to establish multiple concurrent call sessions between local network end devices and an external network. When a prioritized end device attempts to establish a call session, the call handling device may initially determine if a first call session identifier is available. If so, the call session can be established using that first identifier. If the first identifier is in use for a call session of another end device, the call handling device may either use a different call session identifier for the prioritized end device session or may drop a pre-existing call session to free an identifier for use in connection with the prioritized end device.


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