Patent ID: 6324265
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A system for a calling party's communications device to receive from a called party's communications device a response including a plurality of treatment options to an attempted communications session, comprising:a calling party's communications device;a called party's communications device;a network for interfacing the calling party's communications device with the called party's communications device; andan apparatus interfaced with the calling party's communications device, the apparatus including:means for attempting to initiate a communications session from the calling party's communications device to the called party's communications device;receiving means for receiving at the calling party's communications device a plurality of options for treatments if the attempted communications session was not completed;means for interpreting at the calling party's communications device the plurality of options for treatments;means for receiving an indication of a selected one of the treatments; andmeans for providing at the calling party's communications device the selected treatment.