Patent ID: 9674348
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Claim:
1. An interconnect device for connecting a first network to a second network, comprising: a first connector for connecting said interconnect device to said first network, and a second connector for connecting said interconnect device to said second network, said second connector being connected to said first connector, said first connector and second connector permitting a communication between a first terminal located on said first network and any one of a plurality of second terminals located on said second network, wherein, said second connector is configured to detect a termination of a voice communication initiated by any second terminal located on said second network, if said voice communication has been initialized by said first terminal, a timer is launched to start a delaying period for delaying the sending of an indication of said termination of the voice communication, from said second connector to said first connector wherein said second connector is configured to detect a resumption of said voice communications by any of the plurality of second terminals located on said second network before the end of said delaying period, and to stop the timer when resumption of the voice communication by any one of the plurality of second terminals is detected to allow said resumption of the voice communications, wherein, if said voice communication has been initialized by said second terminal, the indication of said termination of the voice communication is sent to said first connector without launching the timer to start the delaying period.