METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING INCOMING CALLS USING DIFFERENT VOICE SERVICES ON A MULTI-MODE WIRELESS DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method on a wireless device for receiving communications associated with a second communication service while actively communicating using a first communication service, the method comprising:
- receiving an incoming call associated with a second communication service at a wireless device while actively communication in a first communication service, wherein the second communication service is one of a different communication service than the first communication service or a similar communication service using a different network than the first communication service; and
notifying a user of the wireless device of the incoming call associated with the second communication service.
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Abstract
A device and method for receiving communications associated with a second communication service while actively communicating using a first communication service is disclosed. The method includes receiving an incoming call associated with a second communication service at a wireless device (104). The second communication service is either different than the first communication service currently being used by the wireless device (104) or is a similar communication service using a different network than the first communication service. The method also includes notifying a user of the wireless device (104) of the incoming call associated with the second communication service.
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20 Claims
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1. A method on a wireless device for receiving communications associated with a second communication service while actively communicating using a first communication service, the method comprising:
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receiving an incoming call associated with a second communication service at a wireless device while actively communication in a first communication service, wherein the second communication service is one of a different communication service than the first communication service or a similar communication service using a different network than the first communication service; and
notifying a user of the wireless device of the incoming call associated with the second communication service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless device for receiving communications associated with a second communication service while actively communicating using a first communication service, the wireless device comprising:
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a memory;
a device controller electrically coupled to the memory;
at least one receiver for receiving a first communication associated with a first communication service and second communication associated with a second communication service; and
a multi-mode communications manager communicatively coupled to the device controller for managing an incoming communication associated with the second communication service while a user is actively using the first communication service, the multi-mode call manager comprising;
an incoming communication identifier, wherein the incoming communication identifier identifies the incoming communication associated with the second communication service when the user is actively using the first communication service; and
a notifier for notifying the user of the incoming communication associated with the second communication service when the user is actively using the first communication service. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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