Patent ID: 6456842
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A telecommunications system for implementing a call back on busy feature within a cellular network, comprising:a calling mobile station within said cellular network having a call back on busy feature associated therewith, said mobile station sending a subscriber-defined time interval for attempting a call back of a called destination terminal; an originating mobile switching center in wireless communication with said calling mobile station for receiving a busy indication for said called destination terminal in response to a call setup attempt to said called destination terminal; requesting said subscriber-defined time interval from said calling mobile station in response to receiving said busy indication and monitoring said called destination terminal for being idle during said subscriber-defined time interval; and a timer within said cellular network, said timer being initialized with said subscriber-defined time interval upon receipt of said subscriber-defined time interval at said cellular network from said calling mobile station; wherein said call back of said called destination terminal is initiated upon detection of said called destination terminal becoming idle before the expiration of said timer.