Configuration of Telephony Services for Phone Based on User Location
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1. A method, implemented in a data processing system, for providing a message in reply to a call by a caller to a phone of a user, the method comprising:
- receiving location data corresponding to a location of the user;
selecting a selected message from a plurality of messages based at least on the location data; and
providing, in response to the call to the user, the selected message to the caller.
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Abstract
Telephony features for a phone are configured based on the location of a user of the phone. A system receives location data corresponding to a location of the phone. An operational mode is selected from stored operational modes based on the location data. The operational mode of the user phone is set to the selected mode. In one mode, a reply message is provided to the caller that is associated with the location of the phone.
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1. A method, implemented in a data processing system, for providing a message in reply to a call by a caller to a phone of a user, the method comprising:
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receiving location data corresponding to a location of the user; selecting a selected message from a plurality of messages based at least on the location data; and providing, in response to the call to the user, the selected message to the caller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A machine readable media embodying instructions, the instructions causing a data processing system to perform a method for providing a message in reply to a call by a caller to a phone of a user, the method comprising:
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receiving location data corresponding to a location of the user; selecting a selected message from a plurality of messages based at least on the location data; and providing, in response to the call to the user, the selected message to the caller.
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29. A data processing system for providing a message in reply to a call by a caller to a phone of a user, the system comprising:
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means for receiving location data corresponding to a location of the user; means for selecting a selected message from a plurality of messages based at least on the location data; and means for providing, in response to the call to the user, the selected message to the caller.
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30. A method, implemented by a phone of a user, for providing a message in reply to a call by a caller to the phone, the method comprising:
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connecting with a data processing system at a location in the proximity of the user; receiving a message associated with the location; and providing, in response to the call to the user, the message to the caller. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method, implemented in a data processing system, for setting an operational mode of a phone of a user, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of operational modes for the phone; receiving location data corresponding to a location of the user; selecting a selected mode from the plurality of operational modes based at least on the location data; and setting the operational mode of the phone to the selected mode. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. A method for configuring a phone, the method comprising:
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determining, using at least one processor on the phone, the location of a user of the phone; and configuring at least one telephony feature of the phone based on the location. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A method, in a telephony network, for configuring telephony features for a phone, the method comprising:
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determining the location of a user of the phone; and configuring at least one telephony feature of the phone based on the location. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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