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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1999
Applicants:
Joseph M. Cannon, Montgomery, PA (US);
James A. Johanson, Lehigh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph M. Cannon, Montgomery, PA (US);
James A. Johanson, Lehigh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for an automatic ring again feature on a telephone set for a user that answers a telephone call not intended for that user is disclosed. If a user has answered an incoming telephone call not intended for that user, a 'Ring Again' feature on the telephone set is activated. In response to the Ring Again feature being activated, parallel telephone sets will ring again to allow a different user to answer the call or, alternatively, another device, such as an answering device, to answer the call.