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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Xiaofeng Gao, Alpharetta, GA (US);
David Scott, Norcross, GA (US);
Inventors:
Xiaofeng Gao, Alpharetta, GA (US);
David Scott, Norcross, GA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04L 12/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Phone systems for an integrated chat client service are provided. A representative phone system includes a call processing system operable to check a chat server for accessibility of a calling party chat client associated with a calling party and coupled to the internet, the call processing system being further operable to prompt a called party to select to talk or chat. Methods to connect telephone calls and answer telephone calls are also provided.