SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RECEIVING A CALL HAVING AN IDENTIFIED OR UNIDENTIFIED NUMBER AND AN IDENTIFIED OR UNIDENTIFIED NAME

• US 20070263827A1
• Filed: 07/24/2007
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Palmsource Incorporated (Access Company Limited), TIS Software Limited
• Original Assignee: Palmsource Incorporated (Access Company Limited)
• Inventors: Robertson, Ryan, Maes, Stephane, Vialle, Benoit, Twerdahl, Tim
• Application Number:
  US11/781,962
• Publication Number:
  US 20070263827A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/211.20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6505 storing speech in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/18 Comparators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2011 Service processing based on information specified by a party before or during a call, e.g. information, tone or routing selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2227 Quality of service monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems

Abstract

A system and method is described for managing a phone call to a phone device of a personal digital assistant, the phone call being transmitted from a device in a mobile phone network. In one example, the method involves determining a status of a radio switch of the personal digital assistant. The personal digital assistant determines a status of the network coverage of the phone device. In other words, the personal digital assistant determines the relative strength of the phone call signal that is transmitted to the phone device from the mobile phone network. If the radio switch is turned on and the network coverage is adequate, the phone device receives the phone call. A user of the personal digital assistant preferably has an option of answering or not answering the phone call. If the phone call is not answered, the phone call is preferably redirected to a voicemail application.

Claims

1. A method of managing phone calls on a personal digital assistant having a phone device, the method comprising:

receiving an incoming call signal from a telephone network;

checking an assignment status of a speaker device; and

diverting the incoming call to a voicemail application if the speaker is not attached.