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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2008
Karen Freeman, Toronto, CA;
David Robert Macphie, Toronto, CA;
Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Jason Edward Short, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephan Georgiev, St-Hubert, CA;
Karen Freeman, Toronto, CA;
David Robert MacPhie, Toronto, CA;
Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Jason Edward Short, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephan Georgiev, St-Hubert, CA;
BCE Inc., Verdun, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
Provided is a method for handling telephone calls directed to a telephony connection associated with a plurality of telephone numbers, wherein incoming calls made to the plurality of telephone numbers are announced by different ring tones. The method comprises receiving over the telephony connection a signal carrying ring tone information indicative of an incoming call. The method further comprises processing the ring tone information to differentiate the ring tone currently conveyed in the telephony connection from other possible ring tones that the telephony connection can carry. The method still further comprises handling the incoming call on the basis of the differentiated ring tone. Also provided are a telephone system and a computer readable storage medium holding a program element.