Profile-driven response to communication events

• US 20040082317A1
• Filed: 10/28/2002
• Published: 04/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RingCentral Incorporated
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Graefen, Eddy A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,653,380 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/413
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6505 storing speech in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method includes storing a setting in a profile of a wireless device to cause an automatic message response to incoming calls. When the profile is set as the active profile and an incoming call is received, an automatic response is provided to the incoming call in accordance with the setting.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing a setting in a profile of a wireless device to indicate an automatic message response to incoming calls;

setting the profile as an active profile;

receiving an incoming call;

automatically responding to the incoming call in accordance with the setting.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

the profile comprising a response message; and

responding to the incoming call with the response message.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

the profile comprising a setting to indicate whether a response message is caller-specific.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

the profile comprising a setting to determine whether a response message is specific to at least one of a time, date, and location of the wireless device.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

responding to the call with a response message stored by a network by which the wireless device communicates.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the response message comprises:

a voice mail prompt.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

a response message communicated to a caller according to at least one of SMS, EMS, and MMS.

8. A wireless device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, the memory comprising response logic which, when accessed by the processor, causes the wireless device to automatically respond to incoming calls with a response message in a manner determined by at least one settings of an active profile.

9. The device of claim 8 wherein the active profile further comprises:

the response message; and

a setting to cause the wireless device to respond to incoming calls with the response message.

10. The device of claim 8 wherein the active profile further comprises:

a setting to determine whether the response message is caller-specific.

11. The device of claim 8 wherein the active profile further comprises:

a setting to determine whether the response message is specific to at least one of a time, date, and location of the device.

12. The device of claim 8 further comprising:

logic to provide the response message by way of at least one of SMS, EMS, and MMS.

13. A network element comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, the memory comprising logic which, when accessed by the processor, causes the network element to respond to calls directed to a wireless device with a response message in a manner determined by an active profile for the wireless device.

14. The network element of claim 13 further comprising:

logic to alter a network setting for the wireless device in response to at least one of selection of a different active profile for the wireless device and a change to a setting of the active profile for the wireless device.

15. The network element of claim 14 wherein:

the network setting determines the voice mail prompt provided to callers of the device.

16. A method comprising:

using a wireless device to select an active profile for the wireless device;

in response to selection of the active profile, signaling a network element; and

configuring the network element according to at least one setting of the active profile to automatically provide a response message to callers of the wireless device.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

the network element providing to the callers a voice mail prompt determined according to the at least one setting of the active profile.

18. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

the response message provided according to at least one of SMS, EMS, and MMS.

19. A network element comprising:

functionality to provide at least one of SMS, EMS, and MMS messages;

at least one network setting for a wireless device that communicates by way of the network element, the network setting to cause the network to automatically respond to callers of the wireless device with a response message provided by way of the functionality to provide messages; and

logic to alter the network setting in accordance with changes to an active profile of the wireless device.