Patent ID: 7440440
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for call parking, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a first communication session between a first user agent and a second user agent in a network; at the second user agent, initiating a call park for the first communication session by entering a call park number; at a server in the network, registering the call park number as a reference for the first communication session; responsive to registering the call park number at the server, parking the first communication session at the second user agent; thereafter, at a third user agent in the network, entering the call park number; responsive to entering the call park number at the third user agent, establishing a second communication session between the third user agent and the second user agent using the call park number; sending to the third user agent from the second user agent an address of the first user agent; establishing a third communication session between the third user agent and the first user agent using the address of the first user agent; and deregistering the call park number at the server.