Wireless system for indicating an incoming telephone call and co

Details Wireless system for indicating an incoming telephone call and co Wireless system for indicating an incoming telephone call and co

1996-12-26

1999-10-19

Bost, Dwayne D.

Telecommunications

Transmitter and receiver at separate stations

455426, 455456, 455458, 455414, 379210, H04Q 720

Patent

active

059703881

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for routing an incoming telephone call to an individual in a building who is not in his or her office. The individual carries a wireless communications unit, typically incorporated in a clip-on badge, that receives messages and transmits both responses and periodic signals to allow tracking the location of the individual. When a call arrives, a message indicating the call is transmitted to the communications unit, which displays an indication of the call together with responses that can be selected to determine how the call is to be routed. Such responses include, in particular, locations of telephone instruments near the individual that the call can be routed to. If the individual selects a particular location, the response is transmitted back to a PBX to cause the appropriate routing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3439320 (1969-04-01), Ward
patent: 4601064 (1986-07-01), Shipley
patent: 5062151 (1991-10-01), Shipley
patent: 5151930 (1992-09-01), Hagl
patent: 5153582 (1992-10-01), Davis
patent: 5315636 (1994-05-01), Patel
patent: 5428663 (1995-06-01), Grimes et al.
patent: 5479408 (1995-12-01), Will
patent: 5481590 (1996-01-01), Grimes
patent: 5588009 (1996-12-01), Will
patent: 5610970 (1997-03-01), Fuller et al.
Weiser, The Computer for the 21st Century, Scientific American, Sep., 1991, pp. 94-104, vol. 265, No. 3.
Pountain, Track People with Active Badges, Byte, Dec., 1993, pp. 57-64.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Wireless system for indicating an incoming telephone call and co does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Wireless system for indicating an incoming telephone call and co, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Wireless system for indicating an incoming telephone call and co will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2068841