Method for providing call waiting notification to a party engage

Details Method for providing call waiting notification to a party engage Method for providing call waiting notification to a party engage

1996-11-12

2000-08-15

Hong, Harry S.

Telephonic communications

Special services

Call waiting

379 9335, 379142, H04M 320, H04M 157, H04M 1106

Patent

active

061048003

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a method for providing a first party, engaged in a data call, i.e. a data transmission or communication between machines, call waiting notification without interrupting the data call the first party is engaged in. One embodiment of the present invention includes a central office adjunct which detects a third party call to a first party already engaged in a data call, generates a call waiting data portion compatible with the data call, when said third party call is detected, and merges the call waiting data portion with the data call. One aspect of the present invention includes the first party's computer, loaded with appropriate software, detecting the call waiting data portion and using the computer's output devices to notify the first party of the presence of the third party call. Another aspect of the present invention includes allowing the first party the options of taking the third party call and holding the data call, or redirecting the third party call, or ignoring the third party call.

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