Method of and apparatus for communicating user related information using a wireless information device
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Abstract
A mobile telephone which can supply or post ‘pre-answer’ information which the device owner considers of relevance to a potential call recipient. This information enables a potential call recipient to be given useful information about a potential call before actually answering that call. The information is dynamic, unlike Caller ID information. Examples include: information about the subject of an intended voice call, a mood, a current activity, part or whole of a schedule of meetings or events, information about the urgency of an intended voice call, personal information, expected call duration, commercial inducements to a consumer to answer a call (special offers, loyalty points etc.), location information.
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33 Claims
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1-13. -13. (canceled)
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14. A method of communicating between wireless information devices in which:
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(a) a caller using a first wireless information device enters or selects information specific either (i) to the caller or (ii) to an intended voice call to a potential called party, in either case the information being of a transient or temporary kind;
the information being entered into the device or selected using the device prior to dialing the voice call;
(b) presence data is generated for or posted by the potential called party, the presence data being selected from the following group of different kinds of presence data;
(i) data defining a mood of the potential called party;
(ii) data defining a current activity of the potential called party;
(iii) data defining a current kind of activity of the potential called party;
(iv) data defining a desired future activity or situation of the potential called party;
(v) data defining a desired future kind of activity or situation of the potential called party;
(vi) data derived from a calendar application for the potential called party;
(vii) data defining a location of the potential called party;
(viii) data defining a preferred communication mechanism to communicate with the potential called party;
(ix) data defining whether the potential called party can or cannot be disturbed;
(x) data defining whether the potential called party is in or out of the office. (c) the presence data is received by the first device to provide the caller with the presence data associated with the potential called party; and
(d) the information is sent from the first device to a second wireless information device used by the called party, in order to provide that information to the called party prior to the voice call being accepted, a ringing or other kind of voice call alert accompanying the display of the information on the second device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A wireless information device programmed to:
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(a) enable a caller using the device to enter or select information either specific (i) to the caller or (ii) to an intended voice call to a potential called party, in either case the information being of a transient or temporary kind, the information being entered into the device or selected using the device prior to dialing the voice call;
(b) display presence data relating to the potential called party, the presence data having been generated for or posted by the potential called party, the presence data being selected from the following group of different kinds of presence data;
(i) data defining a mood of the potential called party;
(ii) data defining a current activity of the potential called party;
(iii) data defining a current kind of activity of the potential called party;
(iv) data defining a desired future activity or situation of the potential called party;
(v) data defining a desired future kind of activity or situation of the potential called party;
(vi) data derived from a calendar application for the potential called party;
(vii) data defining a location of the potential called party;
(viii) data defining a preferred communication mechanism to communicate with the potential called party;
(ix) data defining whether the potential called party can or cannot be disturbed;
(x) data defining whether the potential called party is in or out of the office. (c) send the information to a potential called party in order to provide that information prior to the voice call being accepted. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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