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US 7,031,698 B1Granted
Communicating forwarding information for a communications device based on detected physical location
AssigneeAmerica Online, Inc.
InventorBarry Appelman
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Abstract
Detecting a physical location change of a mobile communications device may initiate a process to initiate, or cancel, forwarding of future incoming communications to the mobile communications device. Forwarding information for a mobile communications device may be accessed and modified using an interface that communicates using an Internet Protocol network.
Claims24
A method for communicating forwarding information, the method comprising:
- detecting a physical location change for a first mobile communications device wherein the detected physical location change is one of placement of the first mobile communications device in a cradle associated with the first mobile communications device or removal of the first mobile communications device from the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device wherein the detected physical location change is one of placement of the first mobile communications device in a cradle associated with the first mobile communications device or removal of the first mobile communications device from the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device;
- based on a detected placement of the first mobile communications device in the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device, initiating a forwarding process to forward one or more incoming communications directed to the first mobile communications device to a second communications device, wherein the forwarding process is performed by the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device;
- and
- based on a detected removal of the first mobile communications device from the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device, initiating a cancelling process to cancel forwarding of one or more incoming communications directed to the first mobile communications device, wherein the canceling process is performed by the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device.
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A computer program stored on a computer readable medium or a propagated signal for determining whether to forward a received communication, the computer program comprising:
- a physical location code segment for detecting a physical location change for a first mobile communications device wherein the detected physical location change is one of placement of the first mobile communications device in a cradle associated with the first mobile communications device or removal of the first mobile communications device from the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device;
- a forwarding code segment for initiating a process to forward one or more incoming communications directed to the first mobile communications device to a second mobile communications device based on a detected placement of the first mobile communications device in the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device;
- and
- a canceling code segment for initiating a process to cancel forwarding of one or more incoming communications directed to the first mobile communications device based on a detected removal of the first mobile communications device from the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device,
- wherein:
- the forwarding code segment is used by the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device, and
- the canceling code segment used by the first mobile communications device uses the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device.
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An apparatus including a device structured and arranged to for determining whether to forward a received communication, the apparatus being configured to:
- detect a physical location change for a first mobile communications device wherein the detected physical location change is one of placement of the first mobile communications device in a cradle associated with the first mobile communications device or removal of the first mobile communications device from the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device;
- based on a detected placement of the first mobile communications device in the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device, initiate a process to forward one or more incoming communications directed to the first mobile communications device to a second mobile communications device;
- and
- initiate a process to cancel forwarding of one or more incoming communications directed to the first mobile communications device based on a detected removal of the first mobile communications device from the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device,
- wherein:
- initiating the forwarding process to forward the one or more incoming communications is performed by the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device, and
- initiating the cancelling process to cancel the forwarding of the one or more incoming communications is performed by the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.