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Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2000
Applicants:

Vinay Kundaje, Succasunna, NJ (US);

David Mark Leone, Flanders, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Vinay Kundaje, Succasunna, NJ (US);

David Mark Leone, Flanders, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Cingular Wireless II, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of managing telephone calls to members of a user group. A call initiation request is received. The request is directed to a telephone number that is associated with a user group. The members of the user group are notified that a call initiation request has been directed to the user group. A signal is received from a first member of the user group indicating acceptance of the call initiation request, and a call is connected between the first initiating party and the member. The other members of the user group are notified that the first member has accepted the call initiation request.


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