Method in a mobile network for receiving a subscriber's status and responding to an incoming call in accordance with that status
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1. A method in a network for handling a call received from a caller that is directed to a called party'"'"'s terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining the personal status of the called party, the personal status of the called party being stored in the network in association with an identification of the called party'"'"'s terminal in response to a earlier input received from the called party'"'"'s terminal that provides to the network the called party'"'"'s personal status, the personal status indicating whether the called party is available or not available to take an incoming call; and
if the personal status indicates that the called party is not available to take an incoming call, sending a message to the caller that is associated with the called party'"'"'s personal status and indicates to the caller that the called party is not available.
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Abstract
A mobile subscriber provides his personal status to his wireless network by selecting one of several possible predetermined statuses. A subsequent caller to the mobile subscriber'"'"'s mobile station is terminated in the network with a message appropriate to the personal status selected by the called mobile subscriber if the personal status of the called mobile subscriber is anything but available.
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1. A method in a network for handling a call received from a caller that is directed to a called party'"'"'s terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining the personal status of the called party, the personal status of the called party being stored in the network in association with an identification of the called party'"'"'s terminal in response to a earlier input received from the called party'"'"'s terminal that provides to the network the called party'"'"'s personal status, the personal status indicating whether the called party is available or not available to take an incoming call; and
if the personal status indicates that the called party is not available to take an incoming call, sending a message to the caller that is associated with the called party'"'"'s personal status and indicates to the caller that the called party is not available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method in a network over which a user of a terminal communicates, the method comprising the step of:
storing in association with an identity of the terminal, a personal status of the user in response status information received from the user'"'"'s terminal, the status information indicating whether the user is available or not available to take an incoming call directed to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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