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Telephone control system which connects a caller with a subscriber AT A telephone address
Assignee: Aspect Communications Corp
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Filing: 1994-12-12
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Granted: 1998-05-12
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Expires: 2014-12-12
Abstract
Abstract A communications control system is disclosed which includes: a computer including means for storing a schedule for subscribers of the system, the schedule including time and call-processing information for the subscribers which indicate at least one call processing mode and at least one time for a subscriber to have telephone calls processed via the system; a switch controlled by the computer; a communication network for connecting a call from a caller to one or more points on the network; a two-way communications device; a communication apparatus for communicating with the communications device, the apparatus being coupled with the computer for communicating information therewith,the computer being programmed to control the switch to connect the caller, in response to a telephone call placed by the caller, to one or more points on the network selected by the computer using information supplied to the computer by the schedule, the subscriber and the communication apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert M. Fuller
- 👤 Frederick A. Epler
- 👤 Eugene W. Oates
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 10:20
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/12; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/006; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/64; H04M1/65; H04M1/652; H04M1/658; H04M1/66; H04M1/663; H04M1/665; H04M11/00; H04M11/02; H04M11/022; H04M3/00; H04M3/38; H04M3/382; H04M3/42; H04M3/42229; H04M3/428; H04M3/436; H04M3/46; H04M3/465; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; H04M3/54; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04Q11/0435; H04Q11/0457; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/0016; H04Q3/0029; H04Q3/005; H04Q3/42; H04Q3/54; H04Q3/542; H04Q3/545; H04Q3/54508; H04Q3/54525; H04Q3/54541; H04Q3/54566; H04Q3/54575; H04Q3/54591; H04Q3/58; H04Q3/62; H04Q3/625; H04Q3/627; H04W4/16; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/20; H04M2203/2005; H04M2203/2011; H04M2203/2072; H04M2242/00; H04M2242/22; H04M2242/30; H04M3/42025; H04M3/42034; H04M3/42042; H04M3/42059; H04M3/42085; H04M3/42093; H04M3/42102; H04M3/487; H04M3/537; H04M3/56; H04M3/563; H04M3/565; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/1305; H04Q2213/13072; H04Q2213/13091; H04Q2213/13093; H04Q2213/13095; H04Q2213/13097; H04Q2213/13098; H04Q2213/13102; H04Q2213/13103; H04Q2213/13106; H04Q2213/13141; H04Q2213/1315; H04Q2213/13173; H04Q2213/13174; H04Q2213/13175; H04Q2213/1318; H04Q2213/13204; H04Q2213/13209; H04Q2213/13213; H04Q2213/13216; H04Q2213/1322; H04Q2213/13222; H04Q2213/13224; H04Q2213/1324; H04Q2213/1325; H04Q2213/13256; H04Q2213/1326; H04Q2213/13271; H04Q2213/13274; H04Q2213/13282; H04Q2213/13286; H04Q2213/13299; H04Q2213/13305; H04Q2213/1332; H04Q2213/13322; H04Q2213/13374; H04Q2213/13377; H04Q2213/13385; H04Q2213/13405; H04Q2213/13513; H04Q2213/13515; H04Q2213/13532; H04Q2213/13533; H04Q2213/13547; H04Q3/72; H04W68/00; H04W68/12; H04W76/00; H04W76/10; H04W8/00; H04W8/18; H04W88/00; H04W88/18; H04W88/185; H04W92/00; H04W92/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
A communications control system comprising: (a) a computer including means for storing a schedule for subscribers of said system, said schedule including time and call-handling information for said subscribers which indicate methods and times when said subscribers prefer to have their telephone calls delivered via said system; (b) a switch controlled by said computer for connecting a call from a caller to an address selected by said computer; (c) a radio telephone communication system for communicating with radio telephones at addresses selected by said computer, said radio telephone system having a communications capability for receiving commands from said computer and for sending responses thereto; (d) and computer being programmed to send a command to said radio telephone system to determine whether or not a radio telephone of said subscriber is available to receive a telephone call and storing the response received thereto; (e) said computer also being programmed to control said switch to connect said caller with said subscriber at a telephone address selected by said computer from said schedule unless it has been determined that said radio telephone of said subscriber is available to receive a telephone call at their radio telephone in which case said caller is connected to a selected telephone address.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
A communications control system comprising: (a) a computer including means for storing a schedule for subscribers of said system, said schedule including time and call-handling information for said subscribers which indicate methods and times when said subscribers prefer to have their telephone calls delivered via said system; (b) a switch controlled by said computer for connecting a call from a caller to an address selected by said computer; (c) a radio telephone communication system for communicating with radio telephones at addresses selected by said computer, said radio telephone system having a communications capability for receiving commands from said computer and for sending responses thereto; (d) and computer being programmed to send a command to said radio telephone system to determine whether or not a radio telephone of said subscriber is available to receive a telephone call and storing the response received thereto; (e) said computer also being programmed to control said switch to connect said caller with said subscriber at a telephone address selected by said computer from said schedule unless it has been determined that said radio telephone of said subscriber is available to receive a telephone call at their radio telephone in which case said caller is connected to a selected telephone address.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The communications control system of claim 1, wherein said computer is programmed to control said switch to connect said caller with said subscriber at a telephone address selected by said computer from said schedule in response to telephone call placed b y said caller to said subscriber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The communications control system of claim 1, wherein said computer is programmed to control said switch to connect automatically a party and said subscriber at a telephone address selected by said computer and at a time from said schedule.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The communication s control system of claim 1, wherein said radio telephone communication system is a cellular telephone communication system and wherein said radio telephones are cellular telephones.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The communications control system of claim 1, wherein said a selected telephone address corresponds to said radio telephone.
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