PRESENCE BASED COMMUNICATION CONTROL
First Claim
1. A method for controlling communications directed towards a user, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting, at a first computing system, when a user-device comes into the proximity;
sending, from the first computing system, a message to a communications platform instructing the communications platform to operate in a first mode;
detecting, at the first computing system, when the user-device is no longer in the proximity;
sending, from the first computing system, a message to the communications platform instructing the communications platform to operate in a second mode;
the communications platform, in response to receiving a message directed towards an address associated with the user-device, being operable to;
direct the message to a termination point associated with the first computing system when the communications platform is operating in the first mode; and
direct the message to an alternate termination point when operating in the second mode.
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Abstract
And integration of mobile communication devices and stationary communication devices is achieved by employing a computing device that is associated with a stationary communication device and that is coupled to a communications platform that can control call routing, call transfers and other message routing. When the computing device detects that a mobile communication device is proximate (i.e., such as by using paired blue tooth devices), the computing platform sends a command to the communications platform to have future calls sent to the stationary communication device and, if a call is active, to have that call transferred to the same. Similarly, if the mobile communication device is no longer proximate to the computing device, a command is sent to the communication platform to direct communications to the mobile communications device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for controlling communications directed towards a user, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting, at a first computing system, when a user-device comes into the proximity; sending, from the first computing system, a message to a communications platform instructing the communications platform to operate in a first mode; detecting, at the first computing system, when the user-device is no longer in the proximity; sending, from the first computing system, a message to the communications platform instructing the communications platform to operate in a second mode; the communications platform, in response to receiving a message directed towards an address associated with the user-device, being operable to; direct the message to a termination point associated with the first computing system when the communications platform is operating in the first mode; and direct the message to an alternate termination point when operating in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for controlling communications for a user, the method comprising the steps of:
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pairing blue tooth communication devices in a first computing device and a mobile communications device; the blue tooth communication device in the first computing device detecting the presence of the blue tooth communication device in the mobile communications device and in response, sending a message to a communications platform instructing the communications platform to direct future communications for the user to a first communications termination device and, if the user is actively engaged in a telephone call, sending a message to the communications platform to initiate the transfer of the active call to the first communications termination device; and the blue tooth communication device in the first computing device detecting the absence of the blue tooth communication device in the mobile communications device and in response, sending a message to a communications platform instructing the communications platform to direct future communications for the user to a the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A communication control system comprising:
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a communications platform that is operative to direct communications intended for a single number to at least one of a plurality of communication devices; a first computing device associated with a first terminating communication device, the first computing device including a presence detection device and being communicatively coupled to the communications platform, the first termination communication device being communicatively coupled to a communications network; a presence indicator device; the first computing device being operable to; receive a first indication from the presence detection device that the presence indicator has been detected in close proximity; in response to receiving the first indication, sending a request to the communications platform to request all communications directed to the single number to be directed to the first termination communication device; receiving a second indication from the presence detection device that the presence indicator is not in close proximity; in response to receiving the second indication, sending a request to the communications platform to request all communications directed to the single number to be directed to an alternate termination communication device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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