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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gabriel Dermler, Adliswil, CH;
Claudio Fleiner, San Jose, CA (US);
Marcel Graf, Kilchberg, CH;
Lukas Heusler, Zurich, CH;
Hong Linh Truong, Richterswil, CH;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 ; H04M 1/56 ; H04L 1/266 ; G06F 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 ; H04M 1/56 ; H04L 1/266 ; G06F 1/516 ;
Abstract
A telephone session between a calling person and a called person uses a call-related information segment which has been prepared by the calling person to inform the called person of the calling person and the subject of the session. The call-related information is transmitted to the called person and outputted there by use of an output unit, alerting the called person of the nature of the telephone session without the called person entering into the telephone session.