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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Stuart O. Goldman, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Kevin M. Patfield, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Stuart O. Goldman, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Kevin M. Patfield, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04Q 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of supporting a mid-call hand-off feature () is provided in a telecommunications network (). The method includes: connecting a first call through a first switching facility () of the telecommunications network () such that a first party served by the first switching facility () and a second party are participating in the call; making a decision to invoke the mid-call hand-off feature (); placing a second call from the first switching facility () to a designated telephone number; and, connecting the second party to the second call.