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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1995
Peter Kapsales, Woodinville, WA (US);
Barry S Seip, New Providence, NJ (US);
AT&T, Middletown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for use in a communications system permitting a first party connected to a central platform to receive an out-of-band signal in response to predetermined trigger conditions. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, leaving a voice mail message results in an automatic page to the first party notifying him, or her, of the voice mail message from a second party. Similarly, the first party is notified of alert or alarm conditions and preprogrammed schedule changes through use of the out-of-band signal. Certain predetermined characters may be used to distinguish between the various types of out-of-band messages sent to the first party.