Dynamic handling of urgent calls in mobile communication devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorGabriel Ruelas
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Abstract
A method for selectively permitting the completion of communications to a user's mobile communication device placed in silent mode includes: receiving an incoming communication from a caller; obtaining availability information for the called party and a first code; sending a message to the caller with the called party's availability and the first code; receiving a call from the caller with a second code; and allowing communication with the caller in the event the second code matches the first code.
Claims19
A method for selectively permitting the completion of communications to a user's mobile communication device placed in silent mode comprising:
- receiving, through the user's mobile communication device, an incoming communication from a caller;
- obtaining, through the user's mobile communication device, availability information for the called party and a first code;
- sending, through the user's mobile communication device, a message to the caller with the called party's availability and the first code;
- receiving, through the user's mobile communication device, a call from the caller with a second code;
- and
- allowing communication with the caller in the event the second code matches the first code;
- and
- in the event the second code matches the first code, instructing the caller to make a second call to the user's mobile communication device and leave a message with the caller's matter, and alerting the user to check the user's messages.
An article comprising one or more computer-readable storage media containing computer readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, performs a method for selectively permitting the completion of communications to a user's mobile communication device placed in silent mode comprising:
- receiving, through the user's mobile communication device, an incoming communication from a caller;
- obtaining, through the user's mobile communication device, availability information for the called party and a first code;
- sending, through the user's mobile communication device, a message to the caller with the called party's availability and the first code;
- receiving, through the user's mobile communication device, a call from the caller with a second code;
- and
- allowing communication with the caller in the event the second code matches the first code;
- and
- in the event the second code matches the first code, instructing the caller to make a second call to the user's mobile communication device and leave a message with the caller's matter, and alerting the user to check the user's messages.
A system for mobile communications, the system comprising:
- one or more computing and mobile communication devices in communication through a network;
- wherein the one or more computing and communication devices are configured to:
- receive an incoming communication from a caller;
- obtain availability information for the called party and a first code;
- send a message to the caller with the called party's availability and the first code;
- receive a call from the caller with a second code;
- and
- allow communication with the caller in the event the second code matches the first code, and in the event the second code matches the first code, instruct the caller to make a second call to the user's mobile communication device and leave a message with the caller's matter, and alerting the user to check the user's messages.
A system for mobile communications, the system comprising:
- one or more computing and mobile communication devices in communication through a network;
- wherein the one or more computing and communication devices are configured to:
- receive an incoming communication from a caller;
- obtain availability information for the called party and a first code;
- send a message to the caller with the called party's availability and the first code;
- receive a call from the caller with a second code;
- and
- allow communication with the caller in the event the second code matches the first code, wherein a graphical user interface is configured to provide the user with an ability to define a series of scheduling parameters, and periods of time the user does not want to be disturbed by incoming communications.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.