System and method of forwarding an incoming call to a vehicle's embedded transceiver
First Claim
1. A portable wireless communication device comprising:
- a cellular transceiver; and
a microcomputer having a detector to determine whether the portable wireless communication device is connected to a vehicle;
wherein the microcomputer is programmed to forward an incoming call, originally directed to the portable wireless communication device, to a vehicle transceiver within the vehicle when the detector determines that the portable wireless communication device is connected to the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and method in a portable wireless communication device (22) for forwarding incoming calls, originally directed to the portable wireless communication device, to a vehicle transceiver (64) in a vehicle (20). The system in the device (22) comprises a cellular transceiver (42), at least one external interface (28A, 28B, 28C), and a microcomputer (40). The external interface (28A, 28B, 28C) may be for wired or wireless connections to the vehicle (20). The microcomputer (40) is connected to the external interface (28A, 28B, 28C) and is programmed to forward any incoming calls to the vehicle transceiver (64) when it is determined that the portable wireless communication device (22) is connected to the vehicle (20).
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23 Claims
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1. A portable wireless communication device comprising:
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a cellular transceiver; and
a microcomputer having a detector to determine whether the portable wireless communication device is connected to a vehicle;
wherein the microcomputer is programmed to forward an incoming call, originally directed to the portable wireless communication device, to a vehicle transceiver within the vehicle when the detector determines that the portable wireless communication device is connected to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for forwarding incoming calls, originally directed to a portable wireless communication device, to a vehicle transceiver in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a cellular transceiver in the portable wireless communication device;
an external interface in the portable wireless communication device for connecting to the vehicle; and
a microcomputer in the portable wireless communication device connected to the external interface to determine whether the portable wireless communication device is connected to the vehicle, the microcomputer being programmed to forward the incoming calls to the vehicle transceiver when it is determined that the portable wireless communication device is connected to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method in a portable wireless communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether the portable wireless communication device is connected to a vehicle; and
sending a message to a network associated with the portable wireless communication device when it is determined that the portable wireless communication device is connected to the vehicle, the message containing data to forward incoming calls, originally directed to the portable wireless communication device, to a transceiver in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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