Automatic call forwarding on airplanes
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1. A method for automatically forwarding a signal directed to a user'"'"'s mobile communications device to one of a plurality of airplane communications devices, said method comprising:
- (a) receiving a first contact identifier corresponding to said mobile communications device;
(b) determining a second contact identifier corresponding to said airplane communications device associated with said user; and
(c) sending a forwarding message that causes a signal directed to said first contact identifier to be forwarded to said second contact identifier.
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Abstract
An apparatus and methods for enabling the user of a mobile communications device (i.e., telephone, PDA, etc.) to receive calls directed to the device while on board an airplane are disclosed. The illustrative embodiment automatically forwards calls directed to the user'"'"'s mobile communications device to an airplane communications device associated with the user (e.g., the airplane telephone closest to the user, etc.) while the user is on board the airplane.
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1. A method for automatically forwarding a signal directed to a user'"'"'s mobile communications device to one of a plurality of airplane communications devices, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving a first contact identifier corresponding to said mobile communications device;
(b) determining a second contact identifier corresponding to said airplane communications device associated with said user; and
(c) sending a forwarding message that causes a signal directed to said first contact identifier to be forwarded to said second contact identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor for associating;
a first contact identifier corresponding to a mobile communications device with a second contact identifier corresponding to one of a plurality of communications devices on board an airplane; and
a transmitter for sending a forwarding message that causes a signal directed to said first contact identifier to be forwarded to said second contact identifier. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for automatically terminating forwarding of a signal directed to any of a nonempty set of mobile communications devices, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving a deplaning signal comprising a flight identifier associated with an airplane;
(b) determining, based on said flight identifier, at least one contact identifier corresponding to a respective one of said mobile communications devices; and
(c) sending at least one cancel forwarding message that causes a signal directed to at least one of said contact identifiers to no longer be forwarded. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for automatically causing
a message sent to a first user by a second user associated with said first user to be directed to a contact identifier corresponding to one of a plurality of airplane communications devices, said method comprising: -
(a) receiving a user identifier corresponding to said first user;
(b) determining said contact identifier of said airplane communications device associated with said user identifier; and
(c) sending a notification message to said second user, wherein said notification message specifies said contact identifier as a current contact identifier for said first user. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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