Selective call notification in a wireless network
AssigneeEricsson Inc.
InventorsJanardhan Theppasandra, Leif Linde
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Abstract
A selective call notification feature in a communication system (100) with a distributed processor (110), a telephonic device (118), and another telephonic device (124) having a telephonic identification code. A selective call notification process at the distributed processor (110) provides for the sending of a signal through the communication system (100) to the telephonic device (118) in response to the other telephonic device (124) being available to receive calls.
Claims14
A method of providing information to a telephonic device about the availability of another telephonic device to receive calls in a communication system comprising the steps of:
- receiving at a distributed processor, a notification request sent from the telephonic device of the communication system;
- sending a telephonic identification request from the distributed processor to the telephonic device in response to the notification request;
- transmitting a telephonic identification code assigned to the other telephonic device from the telephonic device to the distributed processor;
- storing the telephonic identification code assigned to the other telephonic device in a preferred callers list at the distributed processor;
- determining at the distributed processor that the preferred callers list contains the telephonic identification code of the other telephonic device in response to an unsuccessful call attempt by the other telephonic device such that no connection was established between the other telephonic device and the telephonic device;
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- transmitting a caller notification to the telephonic device from the distributed processor in response to the determination that the preferred callers list contains the telephonic identification code of the other telephonic device.
A telecommunications system for providing information to a first telephonic device about the availability of a second telephonic device to receive calls, said telecommunications system comprising:
- a distributed processor connected to receive a notification request signal and a telephonic identification code assigned to the second telephonic device from the first telephonic device and transmit a caller notification signal to the first telephonic device;
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- a preferred callers list within the distributed processor configured to store the telephonic identification code assigned to the second telephonic device;
- wherein the distributed processor is configured to determine that the preferred callers list contains the telephonic identification code of the second telephonic device in response to an unsuccessful call attempt by the second telephonic device such that no connection was established between the second telephonic device and the first telephonic device and transmit the caller notification signal in response to the determination that the preferred callers list contains the telephonic identification code of the second telephonic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.