Informing caller of callee activity mode
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing a first telephone user activity mode to a remotely located second user, comprising:
- transmitting the first telephone user activity mode to a device controlled by the second user; and
responsive to the second user attempting to initiate a telephone call to the first telephone user, outputting, at a device controlled by the second user, a representation of the first telephone user activity mode.
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Abstract
A system and method provide callee activity mode information to a caller (including a potential caller). Thus the caller can find out the current callee activity mode, and the callee'"'"'s availability to receive telephone calls. Callees can configure the system and method to provide different types of information depending on various factors including caller identity. The invention provides functionality for displaying callee activity mode information after a call is attempted, or before it is attempted, or both.
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40 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing a first telephone user activity mode to a remotely located second user, comprising:
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transmitting the first telephone user activity mode to a device controlled by the second user; and
responsive to the second user attempting to initiate a telephone call to the first telephone user, outputting, at a device controlled by the second user, a representation of the first telephone user activity mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method of providing a first telephone user activity mode to a remotely located second user, comprising:
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receiving, from the first telephone user, a mode sharing setting;
responsive to the mode sharing setting requesting that mode information should be shared;
transmitting the first telephone user activity mode to a device controlled by the second user; and
responsive to the second user attempting to initiate a telephone call to the first telephone user, outputting, at a device controlled by the second user, a representation of the first telephone user activity mode. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer-implemented method of providing a first telephone user activity mode to a remotely located second user, comprising:
responsive to the second user attempting to initiate a telephone call to the first telephone user;
transmitting the first telephone user activity mode to a device controlled by the second user; and
outputting, at a device controlled by the second user, a representation of the first telephone user activity mode.
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13. A computer-implemented method of providing a first telephone user activity mode to a remotely located second user, comprising:
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transmitting the first telephone user activity mode to a device controlled by the second user; and
responsive to the second user providing input on a device controlled by the second user, the input corresponding to the first telephone user, outputting a representation of the first telephone user activity mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented method of providing information regarding a caller to a callee, comprising:
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receiving caller initiation of a telephone call to a callee;
transmitting to the callee, via an alternative communication path, information regarding the caller. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system of providing a first telephone user activity mode to a remotely located second user, comprising:
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a call management module for determining a first telephone user activity mode;
a calling device, communicatively coupled to the call management module and controlled by the second user, for receiving the first telephone user activity mode; and
an output device, associated with the calling device, for, responsive to the second user attempting to initiate a telephone call to the first telephone user, outputting a representation of the first telephone user activity mode. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system of providing a first telephone user activity mode to a remotely located second user, comprising:
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a calling device, associated with the second user, for outputting a representation of the first telephone user activity mode; and
a callee telephone, associated with the first telephone user, for, responsive to the second user attempting to initiate a telephone call to the first telephone user, transmitting the first telephone user activity mode to the calling device.
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33. A system of providing a first telephone user activity mode to a remotely located second user, comprising:
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a calling device, associated with the second user, for outputting a representation of the first telephone user activity mode; and
a callee telephone, associated with the first telephone user, for, responsive to the second user providing input on the calling device, the input corresponding to the first telephone user, transmitting the first telephone user activity mode to the calling device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A system of providing information regarding a caller to a callee, comprising:
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a calling device, for receiving caller initiation of a telephone call to a callee;
a transmission device, communicatively coupled to the calling device, for transmitting to the callee, via an alternative communication path, information regarding the caller. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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