Intelligent handling of message refusal
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a first signal addressed to a telecommunications terminal; and
a processor for prompting said first signal'"'"'s sender to send a second signal when said telecommunications terminal'"'"'s user refuses said first signal, wherein said first signal is of a first signal type, and wherein said prompting specifies at least one other signal type for said second signal.
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Abstract
An apparatus for intelligently responding when a user refuses an incoming message at a telecommunications terminal is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiments, the apparatus comprises a processor that prompts the user to optionally specify (i) one or more acceptable alternative message delivery mechanisms (e.g., email, text chat, etc.), and/or (ii) one or more alternative devices (e.g., pager, PDA, etc.) when a user refuses an incoming message. For example, a user in a noisy environment who refuses a voice telephone call might specify the following as alternative delivery mechanisms and devices: short message service (SMS) on the user'"'"'s pager, text chat on the same device as the first message, and email on the user'"'"'s personal digital assistant (PDA).
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a first signal addressed to a telecommunications terminal; and
a processor for prompting said first signal'"'"'s sender to send a second signal when said telecommunications terminal'"'"'s user refuses said first signal, wherein said first signal is of a first signal type, and wherein said prompting specifies at least one other signal type for said second signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a first signal addressed to a telecommunications terminal; and
a processor for prompting said first signal'"'"'s sender to send a second signal when said telecommunications terminal'"'"'s user refuses said first signal, wherein said prompting specifies at least one other telecommunications terminal for receiving said second signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a first signal addressed to a telecommunications terminal; and
a processor for prompting said first signal'"'"'s sender to send a second signal when said telecommunications terminal'"'"'s user refuses said first signal, and determining when said user is alerted to said second signal'"'"'s arrival based on at least one property of said second signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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