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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2002
Brad Leedy, East Lansing, MI (US);
Brad Leedy, East Lansing, MI (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for notifying a user device coupled to an integrated services hub (ISH) that a remote device has terminated communication with the user device. A network interface within the ISH receives a disconnect message from the remote device and routes the disconnect message to a CPU. The CPU determines which user device had been in communication with the remote device and sends a call termination notification signal to a user device interface coupled to the appropriate user device. The termination notification signal comprises temporarily placing the user device interface in a disabled state for a predetermined amount of time. After sending the call termination notification signal, the CPU detects whether the user device is still in an off-hook status. If the user device is off hook, the CPU sends another call termination notification signal by again temporarily placing the user device interface in a disabled state.