EVENTS ON MULTIPLE PHONES

• US 20080207184A1
• Filed: 03/30/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sisvel International S.A. (Fineur International S.A.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Katz, Darius, Wassingbo, Tomas Karl-Axel
• Granted Patent: US 9,294,609 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/06 including a wireless LAN interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42212 Call pickup comprising simultaneous alerting H04M3/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/548 with remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

A method and device for distributing an event to more than one electronic device comprising receiving the event on a first electronic device, determining whether the first electronic device is connected to at least one other electronic device, and forwarding the event to the at least one other electronic device if connected.

Claims

1. A method of forwarding an event to more than one electronic device comprising:

receiving the event on a first electronic device; and

determining whether the first electronic device is connected to at least one other electronic device; and

forwarding the event to the at least one other electronic device if connected.

2. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising storing the event in a memory queue if the first device is not connected with at least one other electronic device.

3. A method as set forth in claim 2, further comprising forwarding the stored event to at least one other electronic device when connected therewith.

4. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the event includes at least one of a call, a voicemail, a text message, an electronic mail, a multimedia message or an alarm, an incoming communication, a calendar event, a reminder, a RSS feed update, or a notification of a missed communication.

5. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising analyzing the event to determine whether an event is a forwardable event.

6. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the forwarding includes forwarding the event via a local short-range radio communication interface.

7. A method as set forth in claim 6, wherein the local short-range radio communication interface is a Bluetooth network.

8. A method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the local short-range radio communication interface is a wireless local area network.

9. A method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the local short-range radio communication interface is an IEEE 802.11 network.

10. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising encrypting an event prior to forwarding the event.

11. A method as set forth in claim 10, further comprising displaying the encrypted forwarded event only upon entry of a passcode.

12. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising selecting a sharing level to determine the types of information that are forwardable.

13. An electronic device operative to establish communications with a communication network, comprising:

call circuitry to establish a call over a communications network;

a forwarding circuit operatively coupled to the call circuitry, the forwarding circuit operative to forward an event received by the electronic equipment via the communications circuitry to at least one other connected electronic device.

14. An electronic device as set forth in claim 13, further comprising a short-range wireless communication interface, wherein the forwarding circuit is further operative to reroute via the short-range wireless communication interface the event received by the electronic device to the at least one other electronic device.

15. An electronic device as set forth in claim 14, wherein the forwarding circuit is operative to stream the event to the at least one other electronic device via the short-range wireless communication interface.

16. An electronic device as set forth in claim 13, wherein the forwarding circuit is operative to notify the electronic device of events determined to be forwardable events.

17. An electronic device as set forth in claim 13, wherein the event includes at least one of a call, a voicemail, a text message, an electronic mail, a multimedia message or an alarm, an incoming communication, a calendar event, a reminder, a RSS feed update, or a notification of a missed communication.

18. An electronic device as set forth in claim 13, wherein the electronic equipment is a mobile telephone.

19. An electronic device as set forth in claim 13, wherein the forwarding circuit is operative to automatically forward stored events to the at least one other electronic device.

20. An electronic device as set forth in claim 13, wherein the forwarding circuit is operative to select a sharing level that determines the types of information that is forwardable.