Location based call routing for call answering services
First Claim
1. A method of processing a call, the method comprising:
- receiving location data via an interconnected network, the location data derived from a proximity sensor, the proximity sensor configured to provide a proximity determination with respect to a mobile device of a subscriber and the proximity sensor;
storing the location data in a data record;
receiving a first call at a primary destination address associated with the subscriber;
playing an announcement;
prompting for a caller'"'"'s name;
receiving the caller'"'"'s name; and
retrieving the data record to identify a selected address, the selected address identifying a communication device of the subscriber, the communication device located within a proximity zone proximate to the proximity sensor.
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Abstract
In one particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a method of processing a call. The method includes receiving location data, storing the location data in a data record, receiving a first call, playing an announcement, prompting for a caller'"'"'s name, receiving the caller'"'"'s name, and retrieving the data record. The location data is received via an interconnected network. The location data is derived from a proximity sensor that is configured to provide a proximity determination with respect to a mobile device of a subscriber and the proximity sensor. The first call is received at a primary destination address associated with the subscriber. The data record is retrieved to identify a selected address that identifies a communication device of the subscriber. The communication device is located within a proximity zone proximate to the proximity sensor.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of processing a call, the method comprising:
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receiving location data via an interconnected network, the location data derived from a proximity sensor, the proximity sensor configured to provide a proximity determination with respect to a mobile device of a subscriber and the proximity sensor;
storing the location data in a data record;
receiving a first call at a primary destination address associated with the subscriber;
playing an announcement;
prompting for a caller'"'"'s name;
receiving the caller'"'"'s name; and
retrieving the data record to identify a selected address, the selected address identifying a communication device of the subscriber, the communication device located within a proximity zone proximate to the proximity sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method to update a proximity zone state, the method comprising:
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receiving location data via an interconnected network, the location data derived from a proximity sensor, the proximity sensor configured to provide a proximity determination with respect to a mobile device of a subscriber and the proximity sensor;
detecting a change in subscriber location based on the location data;
determining a change from a first proximity zone state to a second proximity zone state based on the subscriber location; and
updating a data record utilizing the location data, the data record accessible to a call redirection control system, the data record including a proximity zone field, the proximity zone field changed from a first proximity zone state to a second proximity zone state. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for manipulating call redirection, the system comprising:
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a proximity sensor configured to determine whether a mobile device is proximate to the proximity sensor;
computational circuitry coupled to the proximity sensor, the proximity sensor configured to communicate data to the computational circuitry, the data associated with a proximity determination with respect to the mobile device and the proximity sensor; and
an interconnected network access point to a computer network coupled to the computational circuitry to transmit a call redirection control message via the interconnected network access point in response to the proximity determination. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A mobile communication device comprising:
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an antenna;
a housing coupled to the antenna, the housing incorporating;
a global positioning sensor configured to determine a location;
a memory storing a record associating a specific location with a network address;
computational logic configured to access the specific location and configured to compare the specific location to the location; and
a network interface, the computational logic configured to communicate a redirect message in response to comparing the specific location to the location. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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