CALL OVERRIDE FEATURE FOR MOBILE PHONES
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1. A method of automatically answering a mobile phone comprising:
- receiving a call;
detecting the calling party'"'"'s phone number using a caller ID function;
determining if the calling party'"'"'s phone number has been flagged as a phone number capable of causing the mobile phone to answer itself; and
automatically answering the call if the calling party'"'"'s phone number is flagged as a phone number capable of causing the mobile phone to answer itself.
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Abstract
A method of automatically answering a mobile phone. A mobile phone receives an incoming call and detects the calling party'"'"'s phone number using a caller ID function. The mobile phone then determines if the calling party'"'"'s phone number has been flagged as a phone number capable of causing the mobile phone to answer itself. If it is, the mobile phone automatically answers the call.
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1. A method of automatically answering a mobile phone comprising:
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receiving a call;
detecting the calling party'"'"'s phone number using a caller ID function;
determining if the calling party'"'"'s phone number has been flagged as a phone number capable of causing the mobile phone to answer itself; and
automatically answering the call if the calling party'"'"'s phone number is flagged as a phone number capable of causing the mobile phone to answer itself. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of automatically answering a mobile phone comprising:
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receiving a call;
diverting the call to a voice mail feature if the call is not answered within a pre-set number of rings;
monitoring the keypad entries input by the calling party;
determining if the keypad entries input by the calling party match a pre-set code;
if the keypad entries input by the calling party match the pre-set code, returning control of the call to the mobile phone; and
automatically answering the call.
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6. A system for automatically answering a mobile phone comprising:
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means for receiving a call;
means for detecting the calling party'"'"'s phone number using a caller ID function;
means for determining if the calling party'"'"'s phone number has been flagged as a phone number capable of causing the mobile phone to answer itself; and
means for automatically answering the call if the calling party'"'"'s phone number is flagged as a phone number capable of causing the mobile phone to answer itself. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for automatically answering a mobile phone comprising:
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means for receiving a call;
means for diverting the call to a voice mail feature if the call is not answered within a pre-set number of rings;
means for monitoring the keypad entries input by the calling party;
means for determining if the keypad entries input by the calling party match a pre-set code;
if the keypad entries input by the calling party match the pre-set code, means for returning control of the call to the mobile phone; and
means for automatically answering the call.
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