METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING CELLULAR COMMUNICATION DEVICE AVAILABILITY INFORMATION TO PREDICT COVERAGE OVERLAP BETWEEN CALLERS
First Claim
1. A method for determining the availability of a communication device, comprising:
- receiving, via a network, first availability information from a first communication device;
receiving, via the network, second availability information from a second communication device;
determining an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with said second availability information; and
transmitting said estimate of common coverage to at least one of said first communication device and said second communication device.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for determining the availability of a communication device. According to embodiments, a method may include receiving, via a network, first availability information from a first communication device and receiving second availability information from a second communication device. The method further includes determining an estimate of common coverage by comparing the first availability information with the second availability information and transmitting the estimate of common coverage to at least one of the first communication device and the second communication device.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for determining the availability of a communication device, comprising:
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receiving, via a network, first availability information from a first communication device; receiving, via the network, second availability information from a second communication device; determining an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with said second availability information; and transmitting said estimate of common coverage to at least one of said first communication device and said second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for determining the availability of a communication device comprising:
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receiving first availability information from a carrier server, wherein said first availability information is associated with an updating communication device; determining an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with second availability information, wherein said second availability information is associated with a user communication device; and establishing a communication link between said user communication device and said updating communication device contingent upon said estimate of common coverage. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for determining the availability of a communication device, comprising:
a control system, wherein the control system is adapted to; receive, via a network, first availability information from a first communication device; receive, via the network, second availability information from a second communication device; determine an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with said second availability information; and transmit said estimate of common coverage to at least one of said first communication device and said second communication device.
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22. A system for determining the availability of a communication device, comprising a control system, where the control system is adapted to:
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receive, via a network, first availability information from a carrier server, wherein said first availability information is associated with an updating communication device; determine an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with second availability information, wherein said second availability information is associated with a user communication device; and establish a communication link, over the network, between said user communication device and said updating communication device contingent upon said estimate of common coverage.
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23. A computer-readable medium embodied in an article of manufacture, comprising instructions for instructing a computer to:
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receive, via a network, first availability information from a first communication device; receive, via the network, second availability information from a second communication device; determine an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with said second availability information; and transmit said estimate of common coverage to at least one of said first communication device and said second communication device.
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24. A computer-readable medium embodied in an article of manufacture, comprising instructions for instructing a computer to:
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receive, via a network, first availability information from a carrier server, wherein said first availability information is associated with an updating communication device; determine an estimate of common coverage by comparing said first availability information with second availability information, wherein said second availability information is associated with a user communication device; and establish a communication link, over the network, between said user communication device and said updating communication device contingent upon said estimate of common coverage.
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