Home communication center

A method for redirecting a call, comprising:

• registering, by a registration module of a home communication center, one or more cellular communication devices with the home communication center, wherein the registering includes:
• receiving a registration request,
• receiving information about the registration request, wherein the information includes a name of a user associated with the one or more cellular communication devices and a password for a network account of the user,
• connecting with the one or more cellular communication devices associated with the registration request,
• receiving information about the network account or one or more cellular communication devices associated with the registration request,
• based on the received information, mining for other information associated with the registration request, wherein the mining comprises extracting information from a social media account of the user, and
• storing the received information and the mined information in a database of the home communication center such that the social media account for the user is associated with one or more of the network account of the user or the one or more cellular communication devices;
• receiving, by the home communication center, a phone call directed to the one or more cellular communication devices;
• receiving, by the home communication center, the metadata associated with the received phone call, wherein the metadata includes an identifier for the one or more communication devices to which the received phone call is directed, a type of call, a time the received phone call is received, and to whom the received phone call is directed;
• determining, by the home communication center, if the metadata is associated with a redirection rule stored in a database, wherein the redirection rule includes at least two of an identifier for the redirection rule, information about when the redirection rule should be active, to which devices the redirection rule should be associated, to which users the redirection rule should be associated, and redirection targets for the redirection rule;
• based on the determination if the metadata is associated with the redirection rule, retrieving, by the home communication center, the redirection rule that applies to the phone call;
• if a redirection rule applies to the phone call, determining a DECT phone to receive the phone call;
• determining a phone number for the DECT phone;
• and
• sending the phone call to the phone number of the DECT phone.

A home communication center, comprising:

• a femtocell to send or receive cellular communications;
• a DECT interface to send or receive wireless phone communications;
• a network interface to send or receive communications over a landline;
• a video/audio input/output to receive video and audio for a call and operable to provide audio to a speaker for a user;
• at least one connector/charger to physically connect with a cellular phone, to communicatively couple with the cellular phone, and to charge the cellular phone;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor in communication with the femtocell, the DECT interface, the network interface, the video/audio input/output, and the at least one connector/charger, the processor operable to:
• register one or more cellular communication devices with the home communication center, wherein during a registration process, the processor is operable to:
• receive a registration request,
• receive information about the registration request, wherein the information includes a name of a user associated with the one or more cellular communication devices and a password for a network account of the user,
• connect with the one or more cellular communication devices associated with the registration request,
• receive information about the network account or one or more cellular communication devices associated with the registration request,
• based on the received information, mine for other information associated with the registration request, wherein the mining comprises extracting information from a social media account of the user, and
• store the received information and the mined information in a database of the home communication center such that the social media account for the user is associated with one or more of the network account of the user or the one or more cellular communication devices;
• receive, from the femtocell, a call directed to the registered one or more cellular communication devices;
• receive metadata associated with the call, wherein the metadata includes an identifier for the communication device to which the received phone call is directed, a type of call, a time the received phone call is received, and to whom the received phone call is directed;
• determine if the metadata is associated with a redirection rule stored in a database, wherein the redirection rule includes at least two of an identifier for the redirection rule, information about when the redirection rule should be active, to which devices the redirection rule should be associated, to which users the redirection rule should be associated, and redirection targets for the redirection rule;
• retrieve the redirection rule that applies to the call;
• if a redirection rule applies to the call,
• determine a DECT phone to receive the call;
• determine a phone number for the DECT phone;
• send the call to the DECT interface to call the phone number of the DECT phone;
• and
• store information associated with the call in a database of the home communication center.