Timothy Frederick Wilson

US Patent:

62925512, Sep 18, 2001

Filed:

Feb 4, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/018293

Inventors:

Mark E. Entman - Golden CO
Timothy M. Wilson - Somerville NJ

Assignee:

Avaya Technology Corp. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04M 700

US Classification:

379221

Abstract:

The call reestablishment system functions to provide the user with the ability to replace an existing communication connection with another equivalent communication connection in an automated manner that does not disrupt the existing call and to also provide the user with the ability to create a replacement communication connection using a different common carrier as the billing source. The call reestablishment system is activated when a party on an existing communication connection generates feature activation control signals indicative of the desire to access the call reestablishment system. The serving communication system, in response to receipt of the feature activation control signals, enables the requesting party to input data indicative of the nature of the call reestablishment that is required. The call reestablishment system is responsive to this data for creating a replacement communication connection for the existing communication connection and, once the facilities are in place to enable the calling and called parties to communicate, the call reestablishment system automatically transfers the calling and called parties from the original communication connection to this newly established communication connection in a manner that is transparent to the parties and without loss of any communications.