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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
May. 28, 1996
Jae-Gwan Shin, Daegukwangyeok, KR;
SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for directly connecting an incoming telephone call to a user's telephone located at an external location when the user is not present with an automatic answering telephone connected to a telephone line having three-party call service the apparatus effects the steps of: transmitting an information message for enabling a caller to select an automatic connection mode to the external and, after transmitting the information message in the information transmission step, when an automatic connection mode selection key has been inputted by the caller, holding the line during a preset time and reading and dialing the telephone number of the external location. When a speech path is formed by detection of a ringback tone after performance of the dialing, transmitting an information message requesting the user to input the selection key for receiving the call; and after transmitting the information message in the selection key input information message transmission step and, when the selection key for receiving call is inputted, executing the connection of the caller to the user telephone, thereby enabling a conversation by telephone.