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US 2013/0157636 A1Published application
System and method for reassigning an active mobile telephone call from device to another device
OwnerMichael C. Ryaninventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reassigning active mobile telephone calls from one device to another device are provided. The systems and methods include receiving and answering a phone call, displaying a list of devices within a short range network, reassigning the telephone call to one of the devices, and disconnecting the call from the transferring device.
Claims2
A method for wirelessly reassigning an active call to another device, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving and answering a call on a first device having a display screen;
- displaying on the display screen a list of devices able to receive the phone call;
- selecting a second device from the list of devices;
- reassigning the call from the first device to the second device, upon answer of the reassigned call;
- and
- disconnecting the call from the first wireless device.
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A system for reassigning an active call to another device comprising:
- a short range network;
- a cellular network;
- a first device configured to receive a cellular telephone call and configured to communicate through the short range wireless network;
- a second device configured to receive a cellular telephone call and configured to communicate through the short range wireless network, wherein the first device and second device have established a telephone phone call through the cellular network;
- a third device configured to receive a cellular telephone call and configured to communicate through the short range wireless network, wherein the first device, the second device, and the third device are resident on the short range network and wherein the second device transfers the telephone call to the third device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.