Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Bruce E Garlius
  • Patent number: 6236716
    Abstract: A call parking and paging system includes a call parking entity and a paging entity. The call parking entity receives a call and automatically parks the call, in some operations against a designated resource. The paging entity provides a page based upon an intended recipient of the call. Upon receiving a response to the page, the call parking and paging system may then assist in delivering the parked call. The call parking and paging system may be supported by a PBX, by a telephone system central exchange or by another communication system. Additional features may include a voice processing system, a validation entity, a directory system, a messaging system and an information database. Paging resources support voice pages, electronic pages and email that apprise the intended recipient of the parked call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Nortel Networks LTD
    Inventors: Nicholas R. D. Marcus, Randy M. Hoekstra, Joel J. Joseph, Jr., Richard A. Weiss, Susan M. King