Environment Customization Based On Location
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1. A customization system comprising:
- a network interface; and
a controller coupled to the network interface, the controller receiving location information from a user, and customizing an environment based on the location information and a profile.
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Abstract
A user'"'"'s location is automatically transmitted to a network, and the network automatically customizes one or more environments, such as by customizing communication devices, other types of devices, or the like, based on the detected location and on profile information. Customizing an environment may include enabling services, such as setting up a public telephone or hotel telephone with a user'"'"'s home base telephone settings and/or services, and/or may include disabling functions, such as disabling long-distance service when the user is away from home.
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1. A customization system comprising:
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a network interface; and a controller coupled to the network interface, the controller receiving location information from a user, and customizing an environment based on the location information and a profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An environment customization method comprising:
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establishing a reference location where a customizable device is located; acquiring a configuration for the customizable device; storing the configuration for the customizable device located at the reference location with an associated identification as a stored configuration; at a location other than the reference location, retrieving the stored configuration for the customizable device located at the reference location over a network; and configuring an additional customizable device at the location other than the reference location with the stored configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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