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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henry L. Fourie, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Chun-Hung Lau, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/16 ;
Abstract
A method for sharing a call record between a first controller and a second controller is disclosed. The method comprises the step generating the call record in the first controller. For one embodiment, the call record comprises call parameters operable to establish a call connection between the first controller and a remote controller. The method also comprises the step of transferring the call record to the second controller. For one embodiment, the second controller performs as a stand-by controller and is able to take over the operations of the first controller in the event of failure of the first controller.