Method and system for forwarding calls placed to a telecommunications destination

• US 20070026848A1
• Filed: 07/28/2005
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Adams, Neil, Vander Veen, Raymond
• Granted Patent: US 7,869,799 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/006 Call diverting means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/553 Data upload
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42153 by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; to voice mail H04M3/53308

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for forwarding calls placed to a primary destination comprising receiving at least one call forwarding profiles, each call forwarding profile having a predefined duration and at least one call forwarding destination, receiving an instruction to activate one call forwarding profile to an activated profile and forwarding calls placed to the telecommunications destination according to the activated profile.

Claims

1. A method of forwarding calls placed to a primary destination comprising:

receiving at least one call forwarding profile, each call forwarding profile having a predefined duration and at least one call forwarding destination;

receiving an instruction to activate one call forwarding profile to an activated profile; and

forwarding calls placed to the telecommunications destination according to the activated profile.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one call forwarding destination is defined for a predetermined time period in the course of the duration.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the duration is a twenty-four (24) hour period.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile is automatically re-activated after the duration has elapsed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the instruction is generated in response to a trigger.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the trigger is selected from the group comprising of time of day, calendar date, day of the week, calendar hook and user input.

10. A computer readable storage device storing statements and instructions for use in the execution in a computer of the method of claim 1.

11. A telecommunications device comprising the readable storage device of claim 10.

13. A data carrier product containing a sequence of instructions which when executed causes the performance of the method according to claim 1.

14. An integrated circuit product containing sequences of instructions which when executed causes the performance of the method according claim 1.

15. A software product comprising code means corresponding to instructions which when executed causes the performance of the method of claim 1.

7. A memory for storing data for access by an application program being executed on a data processing system, comprising a data structure for a call forwarding profile stored in said memory, said data structure comprising:

call data comprising destination data representing at least one call forwarding destination;

duration data representing a duration of the call forwarding profile;

initiation data corresponding to a trigger for activating the call forwarding profile.

8. The memory of claim 7, wherein the call data comprises destination time data representing a the time period during which calls are forwarded to the at least one call forwarding destination.

9. The memory of claim 7, wherein the trigger is selected from the group comprising of time of day, specific date, day of the week, calendar hook and user input.

12. A system for forwarding calls placed to a primary destination comprising a processor disposed to:

receive at least one call forwarding profile, each call forwarding profile having a predefined duration and at least one call forwarding destination;

receive an instruction to activate one call forwarding profile to an activated profile; and

forward calls placed to the telecommunications destination according to the activated profile.