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US08170187B2 Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster and disaster recovery
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在灾难和灾难恢复期间与与单个电话号码相关联的多个设备中的一个设备进行通信的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster and disaster recovery
- Patent Title (中): 在灾难和灾难恢复期间与与单个电话号码相关联的多个设备中的一个设备进行通信的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11777703Application Date: 2007-07-13
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Publication No.: US08170187B2Publication Date: 2012-05-01
- 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: H04M15/00
- IPC: H04M15/00

Abstract:
A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster or disaster recovery period. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes two wireless connection units, each connected between a respective private branch exchange (PBX) network and a public switched telephone network. Each wireless connection unit preferably serves as a gateway between its respective PBX network and one or more remote communication devices. The wireless connection units replicate each others databases. In the event of a disaster that destroys or renders one of the wireless connect/PBX networks inoperable, telephone calls destined for the inoperable network are seamlessly routed to the operable wireless connect/PBX network. Since the operable wireless connection unit contains information for both networks, inbound, outbound and extension to extension calls for each network can be handled despite the disaster.
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