Intelligent call forwarding via RFID technology
First Claim
1. A method for selectively providing call forwarding from a mobile telephone to a telephone number, comprising:
- interrogating an RFID device associated with the telephone for an identifier when the mobile telephone is in proximity to the RFID device, the identifier for identifying the telephone number to the mobile telephone; and
selectively providing call forwarding from the mobile telephone to the identified telephone number.
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Abstract
A system and method for selectively providing call forwarding from a mobile communication device to a telephone number includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) device associated with the telephone number. The mobile communication device interrogates the RFID device when the mobile communication device is in proximity to the RFID device. The RFID device responds by transmitting an identifier for identifying a telephone number to the mobile communication device. The identifier may include an identification code, a telephone number, a pointer, or the like. The mobile communication device may then selectively provide call forwarding to the telephone number identified from the identifier provided by the RFID device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for selectively providing call forwarding from a mobile telephone to a telephone number, comprising:
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interrogating an RFID device associated with the telephone for an identifier when the mobile telephone is in proximity to the RFID device, the identifier for identifying the telephone number to the mobile telephone; and
selectively providing call forwarding from the mobile telephone to the identified telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile communication device for selectively providing call forwarding to a telephone number associated with an RFID device when the mobile communication device is located in proximity to the RFID device, comprising:
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a housing sized to be held within the hand of a user; and
a transceiver assembly at least substantially contained within the housing for interrogating the RFID device for an identifier, wherein call forwarding is selectively provided from the mobile communication device to the telephone number upon recognition of the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for selectively providing call forwarding, comprising:
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an RFID device having an identifier associated with a telephone number;
a mobile communication device having a transceiver assembly for interrogating the RFID device for the identifier when the mobile communication device is located in proximity to the RFID device, wherein the mobile communication device selectively enables call forwarding to the telephone number upon recognition of the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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