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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1997
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William J Beyda, Cupertino, CA (US);
Selena Dilley, San Jose, CA (US);
Henry W Lambert, Campbell, CA (US);
Phillip Meredith, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rudolph Bitzinger, Mountain View, CA (US);
Siemens Information and Communications Network, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for monitoring channels and controlling calls. Multiple channels provided by at least one digital line are monitored. Based on this monitoring, the present invention determines when all of the multiple channels are occupied. At least one of an incoming call and an established call is given priority when all of the multiple channels are busy. The priority is based on predetermined inputs from a user. The call with priority is provided on one of the multiple channels. The present invention then determines when one or more of the multiple channels are available. When one of the multiple channels becomes available, the action based on the call priority is automatically disabled.