Smart telephone call routing for wireless communication devices

• US 20060014549A1
• Filed: 09/16/2005
• Published: 01/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Campbell, David T.
• Application Number:
  US11/228,372
• Publication Number:
  US 20060014549A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to calls to a particular communication service and carrier networks, based on location of a user. The user has a wireless communication wireless communication device that functions as a locator of the user, and indicates where the user may be in proximity to communication networks that provide communication services to the user. The various communication networks may include wireless networks with plain old telephone systems with access points that communicate with the wireless communication device. Particular networks may have devices that are enabled with wireless technology to communicate with the wireless communication device. Calls may be forwarded to the wireless communication device or other communication device of a determined network based on the desire of the user.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing at least one processor to perform acts comprising:

receiving multiple radio frequency (RF) signals;

converting the RF signals to digital signal information;

storing location communication networks available to a user and determine from the digital signal information available communication networks to the user;

receiving RF signals from GPS satellites indicating location of a wireless communication device; and

indicating to a user, relative location of the wireless communication device.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising acts of sending call forwarding instructions to service providers based on conditions set by the user.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 2 wherein the call forwarding instructions are to forward calls to a particular carrier network.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 2 wherein the conditions are based on lowest cost to operate for a particular communication service.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 2 wherein the conditions are based on quality of service for a particular communication network.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising acts of providing service set identifier numbers of wireless area networks accessible by the user.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising acts of storing service set identifier numbers of wireless area networks accessible by the wireless communication device.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising acts of storing system identification number (SID) and access information of cellular networks accessible by the wireless communication device.

9. A method comprising:

receiving multiple radio frequency (RF) signals;

converting the RF signals to digital signal information;

storing location communication networks available to a user and determine from the digital signal information available communication networks to the user;

receiving RF signals from GPS satellites indicating location of a wireless communication device; and

indicating to a user, relative location of the wireless communication device.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising acts of sending call forwarding instructions to service providers based on conditions set by the user.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the call forwarding instructions are to forward calls to a particular carrier network.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the conditions are based on lowest cost to operate for a particular communication service.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the conditions are based on quality of service for a particular communication network.

14. The method of claim 9 further comprising providing service set identifier numbers of wireless area networks accessible by the user.

15. The method of claim 9 further comprising storing service set identifier numbers of wireless area networks accessible by the wireless communication device.

16. The method of claim 9 further comprising storing system identification number (SID) and access information of cellular networks accessible by the wireless communication device.