Patent ID: 8576836

Claim:
A method for handling an incoming call at a called party's terminal, the incoming call being originated by a calling party's terminal, comprising: receiving a first signal indicative of the incoming call; detecting a predetermined action of the called party on the called party's terminal corresponding to a refusal of the incoming call; in response to the detection of said predetermined action, terminating the incoming call, by the called party's terminal, and sending, by the called party's terminal, a second signal to the calling party's terminal, wherein the second signal carries a network address of the called party's terminal so as to allow establishment of a packet-switched connection between the called party's terminal and the calling party's terminal; receiving a third signal from the calling party's terminal, the third signal being indicative of an acceptance of the establishment of the packet-switched connection by the calling party; and in response to the reception of said third signal, starting a user interface which allows communication between the called party and the calling party via the established packet-switched connection.