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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
May. 16, 2001
Applicants:
Michael J. Brunelle, Pelham, NH (US);
Allan E. Brockenbrough, S. Hamilton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Brunelle, Pelham, NH (US);
Allan E. Brockenbrough, S. Hamilton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Comverse, Inc., Wakefield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An incoming telephone call is held in a telephony network while a subscriber is notified that the call is waiting to be handled. A guide menu presenting call handling options is displayed on an entertainment center while a program played through the entertainment center is paused and recorded. The subscriber selects a desired call handling option using a remote control device and the call is handled in a manner corresponding to the selected call handling option.