Automatic busy status notifications in wireless packet services sessions

• US 20090161609A1
• Filed: 12/19/2007
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Bergstrom, Dean W.
• Application Number:
  US12/002,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20090161609A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 Manipulation of established connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services

Abstract

A method and system provide automatic busy status notifications to parties to wireless packet services sessions in the event of temporary suspension of the sessions. In one aspect, a first wireless communication device comprises a wireless interface and a processor communicatively coupled with the wireless interface, wherein in response to a voice call received on the wireless interface the processor temporarily suspends a wireless packet services session between at least a first user on the first wireless communication device and a second user on a second wireless communication device and without user intervention transmits via the wireless interface a first message adapted to notify the second user of a temporarily busy status of the first user.

Claims

1. A first wireless communication device, comprising:

a wireless interface; and

a processor communicatively coupled with the wireless interface, wherein in response to a voice call received on the wireless interface the processor temporarily suspends a wireless packet services session between at least a first user on the first wireless communication device and a second user on a second wireless communication device and without user intervention transmits via the wireless interface a first message adapted to notify the second user of a temporarily busy status of the first user.

2. The first wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein in response to termination of the voice call the processor resumes the wireless packet services session.

3. The first wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the first wireless communication device is a Class B cellular phone.

4. The first wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the wireless packet services session is a General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) session.

5. The first wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the wireless packet services session is an instant messaging (IM) session.

6. The first wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the wireless packet services session is a push-to-talk (PTT) session.

7. The first wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the first message is a Short Message Service (SMS) message addressed to the second wireless communication device.

8. The first wireless communication device of claim 7, wherein the SMS message is a text message transmitted to a text message inbox on the second wireless communication device.

9. The first wireless communication device of claim 7, wherein the SMS message is a text message having metadata indicating to output information from the message on the second wireless communication device in conformance with the wireless packet services session.

10. The first wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the first message is an SMS message addressed to a server in a packet-switched infrastructure in response to which the server transmits a second message to the second wireless communication device.

11. The first wireless communication device of claim 10, wherein the second message is a presence status message.

12. The first wireless communication device of claim 10, wherein the second message is a wireless packet services message adapted for output on the second wireless communication device in conformance with the wireless packet services session.

13. A method for providing an automatic busy status notification in the event of temporary suspension of a wireless packet services session, comprising the steps of:

receiving a voice call on a first wireless communication device;

temporarily suspending on the first wireless communication device in response to the voice call a wireless packet services session between at least a first user on the first wireless communication device and a second user on a second wireless communication device; and

transmitting from the first wireless communication device in response to the voice call and without user intervention a first message adopted to notify the second user of a temporarily busy status of the first user.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the wireless packet services session is an IM session.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the wireless packet services session is a PTT session.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the first message a text message transmitted to a text message inbox on the second wireless communication device.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the first message a text message having metadata indicating to output information from the message on the second wireless communication device in conformance with the wireless packet services session.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the first message is transmitted to a server in response to which the server transmits a presence status message to the second wireless communication device.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the first message is transmitted to a server in response to which the server transmits a second message adapted for output on the second wireless communication device in conformance with the wireless packet services session.