Patent ID: 6473615
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: H04M,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
A method of providing information to a telephonic device about the availability of another telephonic device to receive calls in a communication system comprising the steps of:receiving at a distributed processor, a notification request sent from the telephonic device of the communication system; sending a telephonic identification request from the distributed processor to the telephonic device in response to the notification request; transmitting a telephonic identification code assigned to the other telephonic device from the telephonic device to the distributed processor; storing the telephonic identification code assigned to the other telephonic device in a preferred callers list at the distributed processor; determining at the distributed processor that the preferred callers list contains the telephonic identification code of the other telephonic device in response to an unsuccessful call attempt by the other telephonic device such that no connection was established between the other telephonic device and the telephonic device; and transmitting a caller notification to the telephonic device from the distributed processor in response to the determination that the preferred callers list contains the telephonic identification code of the other telephonic device.