Patent ID: 7702792
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for communicating messages, comprising: receiving over a first communication link, from a first client associated with a calling party, a request for connection with a second client associated with a called party; using presence detection to monitor the availability of the called party at a text enabled third client associated with the called party; determining called party communication instructions for notifying the called party of incoming calls based upon rule-based logic for defining interaction between the calling party and the text enabled third client, wherein the rule-based logic is stored in a database prior to receipt of the request for connection; notifying the called party over a second communication link using the third client that the request for connection was received, in response to receiving the request for connection, while the calling party is still connected to the first communication link; receiving a connection processing instruction from the third client, in response to the called party being notified over a second communication link using the third client that the request for connection was received; and processing the request for connection in accordance with the connection processing instruction.