System for managing a scope of communications of a communication device
AssigneeAt&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
InventorsEDWARD WALTER, LARRY B. PEARSON
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Abstract
A system for managing a scope of communications of a communication device is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, communication device having a controller element to receive one or more entries in a contact book of a second communication device, and limit a scope of communications with other communication devices according to the one or more contact book entries received. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Claims21
A computer-readable storage medium in a communication device, comprising computer instructions for:
- creating a contact book with a plurality of entries in the communication device;
- classifying a portion of the plurality of entries of the contact book for use by a second communication device;
- and
- submitting to the second communication device the portion of the plurality of entries of the contact book, wherein a scope of communications of the second communication device is limited to the portion of the plurality of entries of the contact book.
A first communication device, comprising a controller element to:
- receive one or more entries in a contact book of a second communication device;
- and
- limit a scope of communications with other communication devices according to the one or more contact book entries received.
A voicemail system, comprising a controller element to record one or more voicemail messages based on a call redirected from an unresponsive first communication device having a limited scope of communications with other communication devices defined by a portion of a contact book of a second communication device supplied to the first communication device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.