Apparatus, method, computer program product and a data structure providing a contact list enhanced with a special contact indication for use in automatically generating a callback
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1. A method, comprising:
- in response to receiving an incoming call at a telephone, indicating acceptance of the call;
determining with the telephone if the incoming call is from a party designated as a special contact;
if it is, automatically rejecting the incoming call; and
automatically initiating a call back to the party.
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Abstract
A method includes, in response to receiving an incoming call at a telephone, indicating acceptance of the call; determining with the telephone if the incoming call is from a party designated as a special contact; if it is, automatically rejecting the incoming call and automatically initiating a call back to the party.
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1. A method, comprising:
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in response to receiving an incoming call at a telephone, indicating acceptance of the call;
determining with the telephone if the incoming call is from a party designated as a special contact;
if it is, automatically rejecting the incoming call; and
automatically initiating a call back to the party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product embodied in at least one computer readable storage media and comprising program instructions execution of which by at least one data processor results in operating a telephone, the operations comprising:
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in response to receiving an incoming call, and in response to an indication of acceptance of the call;
determining if the incoming call is from a party designated as a special contact;
if it is, automatically rejecting the incoming call; and
automatically initiating a call back to the party. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A device, comprising:
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an interface to a communications network;
at least one data processor;
at least one memory coupled to the at least one data processor, the at least one memory storing a contact list; and
a user interface coupled to the at least one data processor;
wherethe data processor is responsive to receiving an incoming call via the network interface, and to an indication of acceptance of the call, to determine if the incoming call is from a party designated as a special contact in the contact list and, if it is, to automatically reject the incoming call and to automatically initiate a call back to the party. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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- 37. A data structure stored in a memory that is accessible by a wireless terminal, comprising a contact list having at least one entry, the at least one entry comprising a field for storing data indicative of at least one telephone number, a field for storing data indicative of an identification of a party associated with the at least one telephone number, and a field for storing data indicative of whether the party is a special contact who, if a call is received from the special contact, the call is terminated automatically and a call back is performed automatically to the at least one telephone number.
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42. Apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving an incoming call;
means, responsive to an indication of call acceptance, for determining if the incoming call is from a party designated as a special contact in a stored contact list; and
means, responsive to the determination being affirmative, for automatically rejecting the incoming call and for automatically initiating a call back to the party using call back information stored in the contact list. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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