Method and apparatus for device location sensitive data routing
First Claim
1. A method for device location sensitive data routing comprising:
- detecting a signal at a location wherein said signal emanates from a portable, electronic device wherein said signal contains a user identifier wherein said user identifier identifies a user;
transmitting to a routing device said user identifier and a list of one or more communications devices wherein said communications devices are at said location; and
rerouting one or more electronic communications to said communications devices wherein said electronic communications are intended for said user.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for device location sensitive data routing. In one embodiment of the present invention, a signal from a portable, electronic device identifies a user. In this embodiment, a sensor detects the signal and relays the identification information along with information about electronic communications devices available at the location to a routing device. The routing device reroutes electronic communications to the physical location of the user. In one embodiment, the signal is a radio emanation. In another embodiment, the signal is an infrared emanation. In yet another embodiment, the signal is transmitted over a connection line which couples the portable, electronic device to the sensor. In one embodiment, phone calls are rerouted to a phone located near the portable, electronic device. In another embodiment, e-mail messages are rerouted to a general purpose computer located near the portable, electronic device. In one embodiment, a cellular phone is attached to a non-wireless phone line. In one embodiment, the user configures the routing device to perform an action when the user'"'"'s location becomes known to the routing device. In another embodiment, the user configures the routing device to perform an action when the user'"'"'s location becomes unknown to the routing device. In one embodiment, the user configures the routing device to send an e-mail. In another embodiment, the user configures the routing device to update a web page.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for device location sensitive data routing comprising:
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detecting a signal at a location wherein said signal emanates from a portable, electronic device wherein said signal contains a user identifier wherein said user identifier identifies a user;
transmitting to a routing device said user identifier and a list of one or more communications devices wherein said communications devices are at said location; and
rerouting one or more electronic communications to said communications devices wherein said electronic communications are intended for said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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17. A device location sensitive data router comprising:
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a detector configured to detect a signal at a location wherein said signal emanates from a portable, electronic device wherein said signal contains a user-identifier wherein said user identifier identifies a user;
a transmitter configured to transmit said user identifier and a list of one or more communications devices wherein said communications devices are at said location; and
a routing device configured to receive said list and said user identifier wherein said routing device is further configured to reroute one or more electronic communications to said communications devices wherein said electronic communications are intended for said user.
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33. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein configured to route data, said computer program product comprising;
computer readable code configured to cause a computer to detect a signal at a location wherein said signal emanates from a portable, electronic device wherein said signal contains a user identifier wherein said user identifier identifies a user;
computer readable code configured to cause a computer to transmit said user identifier and a list of one or more communications devices wherein said communications devices are at said location to a routing device; and
computer readable code configured to cause a computer to reroute one or more electronic communications to said communications devices wherein said electronic communications are intended for said user. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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