PERSONALIZED HANDING OF A USER TERMINAL

摘要

The present invention relates to a communication system for a health care institution and a method for personalized handling of a user communication terminal (210) for use in health care institutions. In particular present application relates to telephones for patients in hospital and the telephone systems to which the telephones are connected. The system and method provides a user with the possibility to customise call handling for example to screen calls at a particular time of the day depending on caller ID or to provide distinctive ringing depending on caller ID. In addition calling name and number can be provided to the called party. The patient terminal can be customised in its handling also depending on the place it is to be used (i.e. in which ward it is to be deployed).