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US08135121B2 Method and apparatus for selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number
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用于选择性地建立与单个电话号码相关联的多个设备之一的通信的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number
- Patent Title (中): 用于选择性地建立与单个电话号码相关联的多个设备之一的通信的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12203160Application Date: 2008-09-03
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Publication No.: US08135121B2Publication Date: 2012-03-13
- Inventor: Stephen P. Forte
- Applicant: Stephen P. Forte
- Applicant Address: US CA
- Assignee: Ascendent Telecommunications, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ascendent Telecommunications, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA
- Agency: Norton Rose Canada LLP
- Main IPC: H04M3/42
- IPC: H04M3/42 ; H04M7/00 ; H04W4/00 ; H04W40/00 ; H04M3/46

Abstract:
A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a wireless connect unit connected between an enterprise private branch exchange (PBX) network and a public switched telephone network. The wireless connect unit preferably serves as a gateway between the PBX and one or more remote communication devices. The remote devices can be used as standard PBX office telephones for both inbound and outbound telephone calls. Thus, features of the PBX network (e.g., voice mail, direct extension dialing, corporate calling plan, etc.) are available to the remote device even though they are not physically connected to the PBX. When the system receives an incoming call, it can route the call to an office telephone and one or more of the remote devices simultaneously or as desired by the user.
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