Patent ID: 7751544
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of driving indicating elements of first terminals connected to first switching facilities, respectively, the indicating elements indicating operating modes of monitored terminals, at least one terminal among the monitored terminals being connected to a second switching facility, comprising: sending at least one operating mode message about an operating mode of the at least one terminal, from the second switching facility to the first switching facilities, via a network connecting the first and the second switching facilities; and driving indicating elements of at least one of the first terminals, allocated to indicate a status of the at least one terminal, by the first switching facilities, respectively, based on the received at least one operating mode message about the operating mode of the at least one terminal wherein one of operating modes of the at least one terminal is a call to the at least one terminal from a third terminal wherein said method further comprises picking up the call from the third terminal in response to operation of a function element arranged in close spatial relationship with an indicating element of the at least one of the first terminals, and wherein said picking up of the call includes diverting the call from the at least one terminal to the at least one of the first terminals.