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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1999
Neal J. King, Oakland, CA (US);
Joseph L. Budziak, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Henry Shih Chuan Wu, Fremont, CA (US);
Christoph A. Aktas, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Sassin, San Jose, CA (US);
Naser Sheikhzadegan, San Jose, CA (US);
Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a call forwarding system for forwarding telephone calls to a target telephone not having a direct dial number. The call forwarding system includes an intelligent forwarding unit for storing a forwarding direct dial number and the extension number for accessing the target telephone and for connecting the received forwarded call to the target telephone, a voice response unit including a DTMF decoder for receiving the forwarded telephone call and for decoding the extension number of the target telephone. A call connecting unit directly connects the in-coming telephone call to the target telephone.