Patent ID: 6118861
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method of invoking the monitoring of a communication link established between a first party and a second party terminal, wherein said first party has placed the second party terminal on hold, comprising:generating a request at said second party terminal to monitor said communication link for a signal indicative of the termination of said hold, said generating being subsequent to said second party terminal being placed on hold by said first party terminal;forwarding said request to an adjunct device located between said second party terminal and a public telephone network;subsequent to the receipt of said generated request to monitor said communication link for the termination of said hold, generating a repeating message to repeatedly communicate said repeating message to said first party indicative that a held call monitoring feature has been activated and awaits said first party to generate said signal indicative of the termination of said hold; and,terminating said repeating message and alerting said second party of the termination of said hold, said terminating said repeating message and said alerting being responsive to said signal being generated by said first party.