Patent ID: 7680260
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: transmitting, from a first data-processing system, a call to a second data-processing system; receiving, at the first data-processing system, an indication from the second data processing system that the call has been answered; ending, at the first data-processing system, the call to the second data processing system based on the time interval between: (i) when the call is transmitted to the second data processing system, and (ii) when the indication is received by the first data processing system that the call has been answered; and forwarding the call to a voice mail system that is associated with the first data-processing system, wherein the forwarding of the call is based on the time interval between: (i) when the call is transmitted to the second data processing system, and (ii) when the indication is received by the first data processing system that the call has been answered.