US 8,571,539 B1 · Method, device, and system for providing a notification of a shutdown

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting a notification of a shutdown event includes a communication terminal turning off or otherwise shutting down and prior to turning off sending a notification to a third party device such as an access point, base station, server, or proxy, that identifies information relating to the shutting down of the terminal such as a location, purpose for the shutdown and other relevant information. Subsequent devices that attempt to establish a communication connection with the terminal may then receive the notification or information from the notification via the third party device. The sending of information relating to the notification or the notification by the third party can also trigger another action. One example of such an action is the forwarding of the communication connection request to another device to receive that request based upon a predefined rule or a predefined forwarding address.

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Dependent claims

A communication system comprising:

a first communication terminal;
a first communication device communicatively connectable to the first communication terminal;
the first communication terminal detecting one of (i) a power level of the first communication terminal being at or below a predetermined level and (ii) a receipt of input instructing the first communication terminal to shut down;
the first communication terminal sending a first notification message to the first communication device in response to the detected power level being at or below the predetermined level or in response to the receipt of the input;
and
wherein the first notification message comprises information indicating one of the detected power level of the first communication terminal and the receipt of the input instructing the first communication terminal to shut down and wherein the first notification message also comprises information indicating a geographical location of the first communication terminal;
and
in response to receipt of the first notification message, the first communication device redirecting any request to initiate a communication session intended for the first communication terminal to a second communication terminal that is associated with a user of the first communication terminal and is determined to be nearest to the geographical location of the first communication terminal.

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A method for providing a notification of a shutdown event comprising:

a first communication terminal detecting one of (i) a power level of the first communication terminal being at or below a predetermined level and (ii) a receipt of input instructing the first communication terminal to shut down;
the first communication terminal sending a first notification message to a first communication device in response to the detected power level being at or below the predetermined level or in response to the receipt of the input;
and
wherein the first notification message comprises information indicating one of the detected power level of the first communication terminal and the receipt of the input instructing the first communication terminal to shut down;
wherein the first notification message also comprises information indicating that a redirection of a request for initiating a communication session is to be provided by the first communication device and wherein the first notification message also comprises information indicating a geographical location of the communication terminal;
first communication device redirecting the request to a second communication terminal that is associated with a user of the first communication terminal that is determined to be nearest to the geographical location of the first communication terminal;
and
wherein the first communication device is a base station or an access point.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium having an application stored thereon that is executable by a communication terminal, the application defining steps of a method that are performed by the communication terminal when the application is executed by the communication terminal, the method comprising:

the communication terminal detecting one of (i) a power level of the communication terminal being at or below a predetermined level and (ii) a receipt of input instructing the communication terminal to shut down;
and
the communication terminal sending a first notification message to a first communication device in response to the detected power level being at or below the predetermined level or in response to the receipt of the input such that the first communication device redirects a request for initiating a communication session with the communication terminal to another communication terminal that is associated with a user of the communication terminal that is determined to be nearest to a geographical location of the communication terminal;
wherein the first notification message comprises information indicating one of the detected power level of the communication terminal and the receipt of the input instructing the communication terminal to shut down;
and
wherein the first notification message also comprises information indicating that a redirection of the request for initiating a communication session with the communication terminal is to be provided by the first communication device and wherein the first notification message also comprises information indicating the geographical location of the communication terminal;
and
wherein the first communication device is a base station or an access point.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method, device, and system for providing a notification of a shutdown

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