Patent ID: 6721412
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method of coordinating an incoming call among a plurality of synchronized wireline and wireless telephony devices to provide multiple extensions to cellular users and other users that do not remain in one location, the method comprising:in the presence of the incoming call, generating an incoming call notification signal indicating caller identity at each telephony device; and upon answering of the incoming call at an answering telephony device of the plurality of wireline and wireless telephony devices, determining a call status of the answered call, including identification of the caller and the answering telephony device, generating a call status signal at each telephony device, including identification of the caller, identification of the answering telephony device, an add prompt at the answering telephony device, and a join prompt at each non-answering telephony device, to inform a user of a status of the answered call, the add prompt allowing a user at the answering telephony device to select a different telephony device, the join prompt allowing a user at a non-answering telephony device to request to join the call, the status signal thereby generated to provide synchronized multiple extension coordination of an incoming call among a plurality of telephony devices.