Patent ID: 7515904
Filing Date: 2009-04-07
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting a caller phone to a destination phone when the destination is initially unavailable, comprising the steps of: receiving in a communication network a call originating from the caller to the unavailable destination; (a) determining if the destination is busy; (b) determining if call completion with the destination is available; (c) repeating at least one of steps (a) and (b) until call completion with the destination is available and the destination not busy; (d) determining if the caller is available; (e) selectively repeating step (d) until the caller is available; and (f) after determining that the caller is available, sending a notification to the caller that the call completion with destination is available, wherein at least one of the availability determinations in steps (b) and (d) is done by initiating a process that establishes contact with the destination phone and caller phone, respectively.