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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1998
Pierre Belzile, Lachine, CA;
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Abstract
A method and server for providing intermediate telephone call notification services while increasing the reliability of other call handling services is disclosed. Calls including called party identifier are received at a switch ( ) forming part of a network ( ). The calls are forwarded to a first available notification server ( ) in communication with the switch ( ), preferably using pre-configured route lists. Each server ( ) is capable of providing call notification service for at least some subscribers ( ). A server ( ) receives a call, including a called subscriber identifier and determine whether the call should be processed as a call for a primary or a secondary subscriber. For calls for a primary subscriber, the server ( ) dispatches an indicator of the call. For a call to a secondary subscriber the server forwards the call to a call handling system, such as a voice mail server ( ), interconnected with the network.