Methods and systems for notification of call to device

• US 20040264654A1
• Filed: 11/24/2003
• Published: 12/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Reding, Craig L., Majid, Ziauddin, Neelakantan, Shashi
• Granted Patent: US 8,761,355 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.12
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/09 Third party charged communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2005 Temporarily overriding a service configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2011 Service processing based on information specified by a party before or during a call, e.g. information, tone or routing selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/12 intelligent networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/66 Third party billing, i.e. third party can also be the predetermined telephone line of the caller if he is calling from another telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/382 using authorisation codes or passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/387 using subscriber identification cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42204 Arrangements at the exchange for service or number selection by voice at the terminal H04M1/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42221 Conversation recording systems at the subscriber's set H04M1/656
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42229 Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location diverting calls from one subscriber to another subscriber, i.e. two different subscriptions H04M3/54; selecting arrangements in intelligent networks H04Q3/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4933 with operator assistance
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4936 Speech interaction details speech recognition per se G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/56 Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities video conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13034 A/D conversion, code compression/expansion
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13093 Personal computer, PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1322 PBX
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13224 : Off-net subscriber, dial in to/out from network, teleworking
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13282 : Call forward, follow-me, call diversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 : Provisions for intelligent networking

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a call notification, voice mail message notification, or SMS message for a wireless device to a user'"'"'s preferred device. When a wireless device receives an incoming call, a voice mail message, or a SMS message, the wireless device connects to a network and sends a notification to the user'"'"'s preferred device. If the preferred device is not available, the notification is stored in a database.

Claims

1. A method for providing a notification to a preferred communication device of a user, the user having a plurality of communication devices each having a communication channel, the method comprising:

receiving information on a communication device, the information indicating incoming data for the communication device;

receiving a notification from the communication device at a server; and

transmitting the notification to the user'"'"'s preferred device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the notification to the user'"'"'s preferred device comprises storing the notification in a database if the preferred device cannot receive the notification.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising:

selecting the preferred device from the plurality of devices.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving a user selection on the communication device of a time period during which notifications are to be transmitted to the preferred device.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving a user selection on the communication device of a device for which notifications are to be transmitted to the preferred device.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving a user selection on the communication device of calling parties from which notifications are to be transmitted to the preferred device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein receiving a user selection on the communication device of calling parties comprises using a calendar function for providing date specific notifications.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving a user selection on the communication device of a preferred device for receiving notifications based on the time of day or calling party.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification is a SMS message.

10. An apparatus for providing a notification to a preferred communication device of a user, the user having a plurality of communication devices each having a communication channel, the apparatus comprising:

a communication device for receiving information indicating incoming data to one of a plurality of devices of the user, the data being in the form of one of a plurality of data types; and

a server for receiving a notification from the communication device and for transmitting the notification to the user'"'"'s preferred device, the notification including an identification of the type of the incoming data.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, comprising:

a database for selecting calling parties from which notifications are to transmitted to the preferred device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the database indicates times during which notifications are to be transmitted to the preferred device.

13. A method for providing a notification to a preferred communication device of a user, the user having a plurality of communication devices each having a communication channel, the method comprising:

receiving information on a communication device from a calling party calling one of the plurality of devices;

generating a notification corresponding to the received information; and

transmitting the notification from the communication device to the preferred device to display a real-time notification.

14. An apparatus for providing a notification to a preferred communication device of a user, the user having a plurality of communication devices each having a communication channel, the apparatus comprising:

a communication device for receiving or generating data, the information being in the form of one of a plurality of data types; and

a server for receiving the data from the communication device and for transmitting the data to the user'"'"'s preferred device.