Setting up communications forwarding
OwnerRaghuveer Mallikarjunan, Wael S. Barakatinventors
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Abstract
A method for setting up communications forwarding is provided. The method can include determining that a wireless communication device having a first telephone number associated with a first country is being operated in a second country and that a second telephone number associated with the second country has been activated on the wireless communication device. The method can further include, responsive to the determination, sending a forwarding request from the wireless communication device to a network to request activation of forwarding of communications directed to the first telephone number to the second telephone number.
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A method for causing communications directed to a first telephone number associated with a wireless device to be forwarded to a second telephone number associated with the wireless device, the method comprising:
- determining, at the wireless device, that the wireless device has transitioned from receiving communications via a first wireless network that manages the first telephone number to receiving communications via a second wireless network that manages the second telephone number;
- responsive to determining, sending, via the second wireless network, a forwarding request from the wireless device to the first wireless network, wherein the forwarding request causes the first wireless network to forward to the second wireless network communications that are directed to the first telephone number;
- and
- receiving, at the wireless device and via the second wireless network, a communication directed to the first telephone number that has been forwarded to the second telephone number in accordance with the forwarding request.
A wireless device, comprising:
- at least one wireless communication interface;
- and
- a processor, wherein the processor is configured to cause the wireless device to:
- determine, at the wireless device, that the wireless device has transitioned from using a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card associated with a first telephone number to using a second SIM card associated with a second telephone number;
- responsive to determining, send, via a second wireless network that manages the second telephone number, a forwarding request from the wireless device to a first wireless network that manages the first telephone number, wherein the forwarding request is sent using the at least one wireless communication interface and causes the first wireless network to forward to the second wireless network communications that are directed to the first telephone number;
- and
- receive, at the wireless device and via the second wireless network, a communication directed to the first telephone number that has been forwarded to the second telephone number in accordance with the forwarding request.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor included in a wireless device, cause the wireless device to carry out steps that include
- determining, at the wireless device, that the wireless device has transitioned from receiving communications via a first wireless network that manages a first telephone number to receiving communications via a second wireless network that manages a second telephone number;
- responsive to determining, sending, via the second wireless network, a forwarding request from the wireless device to the first wireless network, wherein the forwarding request causes the first wireless network to forward to the second wireless network communications that are directed to the first telephone number;
- and
- receiving, at the wireless device and via the second wireless network, a communication directed to the first telephone number that has been forwarded to the second telephone number in accordance with the forwarding request.
A wireless device, comprising:
- at least one wireless communication interface;
- and
- a processor, wherein the processor is configured to cause the wireless device to:
- determine, at the wireless device, that the wireless device has transitioned from receiving communications via a first wireless network that manages a first telephone number to receiving communications via a second wireless network that manages a second telephone number;
- responsive to determining, send, via the second wireless network, a forwarding request from the wireless device to the first wireless network, wherein the forwarding request is sent using the at least one wireless communication interface and causes the first wireless network to forward to the second wireless network communications that are directed to the first telephone number;
- and
- receive, at the wireless device and via the second wireless network, a communication directed to the first telephone number that has been forwarded to the second telephone number in accordance with the forwarding request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.