Patent ID: 6057782
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for paging alternate users, comprising the steps of:receiving an initial paging request at a paging server from an originating user;sending said initial paging request to a target user by said paging server;receiving an acknowledgment to said initial paging request at said paging server from said target user; anddetermining whether said received acknowledgment is positive, and if not:(a) selecting an alternate user from a list of alternate users by said paging server;(b) sending an alternate paging request to said selected alternate user;(c) receiving an acknowledgment from said selected alternate user; and(d) determining whether said acknowledgment is positive, and if not, repeating steps (a) through (d) with a next selected alternate user from said list of alternate users until a positive acknowledgment is received.