System and method for call forwarding based on localized wireless identification
First Claim
1. A method for forwarding communications from a first communication device to a second communication device, comprising:
- receiving, in the first communication device, an identifier signal of the second communication device, wherein the identifier signal is a wireless broadcast by the second communication device to a localized limited range around the second communication device;
determining whether to initiate forwarding of communications, directed to one of the first communication device or the second communication device, to the other of the first communication device and the second communication device, based on an identifier of the second communication device received in the identifier signal; and
in response to determining to initiate forwarding of communications to one of the first communication device or the second communication device based on the identifier of the second communication device, initiating call forwarding of communications to one of the first communication device or the second communication device.
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Abstract
A system and method for call forwarding based on localized wireless identification are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a landline telephone is equipped with a localized landline telephone identifier device which broadcasts an identification signal within a localized limited range. A wireless telephone is equipped with a detection unit that detects the presence of the identification signal when the wireless telephone is within the localized limited range of the landline telephone. The detection of this identification signal initiates a determination as to whether call forwarding should be initiated between the two telephones. This call forwarding may be initiated automatically or in response to a user command. The user may select to either have the call forwarding performed on a one-time basis or to automatically perform call forwarding whenever the wireless telephone is within range of the landline telephone. A plurality of wireless telephones may all forward calls to the same landline telephone.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for forwarding communications from a first communication device to a second communication device, comprising:
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receiving, in the first communication device, an identifier signal of the second communication device, wherein the identifier signal is a wireless broadcast by the second communication device to a localized limited range around the second communication device;
determining whether to initiate forwarding of communications, directed to one of the first communication device or the second communication device, to the other of the first communication device and the second communication device, based on an identifier of the second communication device received in the identifier signal; and
in response to determining to initiate forwarding of communications to one of the first communication device or the second communication device based on the identifier of the second communication device, initiating call forwarding of communications to one of the first communication device or the second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for forwarding communications from a first communication device to a second communication device, comprising:
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a receiver associated with an the first communication device; and
call forwarding logic coupled to the first communication device, wherein;
the receiver receives an identifier signal of the second communication device, that is wirelessly broadcast by the second communication device to a localized limited range around the second communication device, the call forwarding logic determines whether to initiate forwarding of communications, directed to one of the first communication device or the second communication device, to the other of the first communication device and the second communication device, based on an identifier of the second communication device received in the identifier signal, and in response to determining to initiate forwarding of communications to one of the first communication device or the second communication device based on the identifier of the second communication device, the call forwarding logic initiates call forwarding of communications to one of the first communication device or the second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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