US 6,983,145 B1
Method for handling a call when destined subscriber is unable to answer
Sami Uskela, Helsinki (Finland)
Assigned to Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland)
Appl. No. 10/49,437
PCT Filed Aug. 11, 2000, PCT No. PCT/FI00/00687
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Feb. 12, 2002,
PCT Pub. No. WO01/13665, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 22, 2001.
Claims priority of application No. 19991715 (FI), filed on Aug. 12, 1999.
Int. Cl. H04Q 7/20 (2006.01); H04M 5/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 455—426.2 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for handling a call made by subscriber A using a subscriber terminal, wherein the method comprises
providing said subscriber terminal of the subscriber A with at least one AV source for providing audio and/or visual information to said subscriber terminal of the subscriber A;
offering a plural number of alternative AV sources to subscriber A when subscriber B is unable to answer;
receiving information about the AV source chosen by subscriber A; and
connecting the terminal used by subscriber A, or an AV part of the terminal, to the AV source chosen by subscriber A for the time subscriber A waits for subscriber B to answer or to become available, after which the call is connected between subscribers A and B.