System and method for avoiding hold times on a telephone call

US9036802B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9036802-B2
Application numberUS-201414325092-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 7, 2014
Priority dateJun 20, 2007
Publication dateMay 19, 2015
Grant dateMay 19, 2015

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A method and system including receiving a communication from a source, the communication including a request to connect to a destination, connecting, via a communication link, to the destination, detecting an event on the communication link to the destination, and connecting the source to the destination after detecting the event.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: receiving, at an intermediary, a communication from a source, the communication including an indication that the source is waiting in a queue during an attempt to connect to a destination, the communication further connecting the intermediary to the destination via a communication link; disconnecting the source after receiving the communication; detecting an event on the communication link to the destination in response to the notif…

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What does patent US9036802B2 cover?
A method and system including receiving a communication from a source, the communication including a request to connect to a destination, connecting, via a communication link, to the destination, detecting an event on the communication link to the destination, and connecting the source to the destination after detecting the event.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
At & T Ip Ii Lp, At & T Ip Ii Lp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04M3/48. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 19 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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