Systems and methods for timed ring suppression are disclosed. After a communications device receives an incoming call and the ringer is activated to produce an initial audible alert, the ringer of the communications device may be silenced for subsequent audible alerts until the calling party hangs up...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7840238?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7840238 - Methods, systems, and products for timed ring suppression
Methods, systems, and products for timed ring suppression