Patent ID: 6353611
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of processing a telephone call from a calling station to a called station that is busy as a result of having established a connection to a data network via a central office, said central office including a switch and data network access equipment for connecting said called station to said data network and for alerting a subscriber at said called station to receipt of said call from said calling station via said connection to said data network, said method comprising the steps of:receiving said call at said central office and responsive to said called station being busy, said central office sending a message to said called station via said connection to said data network to alert said subscriber at said called station to the receipt of said call, and said central office connecting said calling station to said called station via said connection to said data network so that a caller at said calling station may communicate with said subscriber at said called station.