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US 8,805,399 B2Granted
Dock station for mobile devices
AssigneeRingCentral, Inc.
InventorVladimir Shmunis
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer program products for processing a call as between a mobile device and a linked base telephone system are described. A phone docking station allows the mobile device to be linked to the base telephone system. Features of either the mobile device or the base telephone system may be used to support a call. For example, through the phone docking station, one or more features and functions of the mobile device may be enabled on or supported by the base telephone system.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- receiving a call on a number associated with a mobile device including a telephony communication link;
- linking the mobile device to a base telephone system using a link while the call is ongoing, the base telephone system including a different independent telephony communication link, wherein linking the mobile device to the base telephone system includes extending one or more call functions supported by the mobile device to the base telephone system, wherein the one or more call functions are not available on the base telephone system before the linking, and wherein extending the one or more call functions supported by the mobile device to the base telephone system comprises associating a respective control element of the base telephone system with each call function extended to the base telephone system;
- and
- using the link,
- supporting the ongoing call using the base telephone system, wherein supporting the call comprises:
- displaying, on the base telephone system, information related to the call received on the number associated with the mobile device;
- receiving, while the call is ongoing, a user input selecting a control element on the base telephone system;
- and
- executing, while the call is ongoing, the call function supported by the mobile device and extended to the base telephone system that is associated with the selected control element.
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A communication device comprising:
- a dock including a base telephone system having a first connection to a first telephony system;
- and
- a link coupling the dock to a mobile device, the mobile device including a separate independent link to a telephony system, the link communicating one or more signals between the mobile device and the base telephone system, the signals being associated with calls originating on either the mobile device or the base telephone system, wherein, when the mobile device is coupled to the dock during an ongoing call received on a number associated with a mobile device including a telephony communication link, the link extends one or more call functions supported by the mobile device to the base telephone system for supporting the call on the base telephone system, wherein the one or more call functions are not available on the base telephone system before being extended by the link, and wherein extending one or more call functions supported by the mobile device to the base telephone system comprises associating a respective control element of the base telephone system with each call function extended to the base telephone system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.