Patent ID: 9094502
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A user terminal for communication over a telecommunications network, the user terminal comprising: a circuit-switched (CS) telephony device configured to receive and transmit CS-based telephony signals over a circuit-switched bearer service, wherein the CS telephony device receives a CS-alert signal from the network for an incoming call, wherein the CS telephony device derives from the CS-alert signal that an associated packet-switched (PS) signal is to be expected within a predetermined interval of time following receipt of the CS-alert signal, the CS telephony device being further configured to postpone generation of a call-received alarm for a user during the predetermined interval of time; a PS data processing device configured to receive over a packet-switched bearer service, the associated PS signal within the predetermined interval of time following receipt of the CS-alert signal by the CS telephony device, wherein the PS signal includes a request that the user terminal automatically answer the incoming call; wherein, in response to the request, the PS data processing device is configured to pass a control signal to the CS telephony device causing the CS telephony device to switch to an automatic answering mode; and wherein, in response to the control signal, the CS telephony device is configured to transmit a CS-answer signal to the network without input from the user.