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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
May. 29, 2001
Yihsiu Chen, Middletown, NJ (US);
Mark Jeffrey Foladare, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Shelley B. Goldman, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Shawn Jean, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Joan Madden, Morristown, NJ (US);
Shaoqing Q. Wang, Morganville, NJ (US);
Roy Philip Weber, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Robert S. Westrich, Middletown, NJ (US);
Aleksandr Zelezniak, Matawan, NJ (US);
Yihsiu Chen, Middletown, NJ (US);
Mark Jeffrey Foladare, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Shelley B. Goldman, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Shawn Jean, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Joan Madden, Morristown, NJ (US);
Shaoqing Q. Wang, Morganville, NJ (US);
Roy Philip Weber, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Robert S. Westrich, Middletown, NJ (US);
Aleksandr Zelezniak, Matawan, NJ (US);
AT&T Corp., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of handling incoming calls directed to a virtual communication subscriber is disclosed. An incoming call intended for the virtual communication subscriber is received at a communication device. A call is placed to the communication device using contact information provided by the virtual communication subscriber. Extension information is provided to a SLS when the call is answered which corresponds to a communication line associated with the communication device. Upon connection to the communication device, the incoming call is bridged with the call placed to the communication device.