COMMUNICATING MESSAGES TO PROXIMATE DEVICES ON A CONTACT LIST RESPONSIVE TO AN UNSUCCESSFUL CALL
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- one or more computing devices detecting an unsuccessful communication attempt to a mobile receiving device;
at least one of the one or more computing devices accessing a contact list associated with the mobile receiving device;
at least one of the one or more computing devices determining one or more proximate devices to the mobile recipient device, wherein each of the one or more proximate devices are communication devices of a contact of the contact list; and
at least one of the one or more computing devices conveying a digitally encoded message to at least one of the one or more proximate devices, wherein said digitally encoded message indicates that a communication attempt with the mobile receiving device was unsuccessful and requests a recipient of the digitally encoded message inform a holder of the mobile receiving device of the unsuccessful communication attempt.
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Abstract
An unsuccessful communication attempt to a mobile receiving device is detected. A contact list associated with the mobile receiving device is accessed. One or more proximate devices to the mobile recipient device are determined. Each of the one or more proximate devices are communication devices of a contact of the contact list. A digitally encoded message is conveyed to at least one of the one or more proximate devices. The digitally encoded message indicates that a communication attempt with the mobile receiving device was unsuccessful and requests a recipient of the digitally encoded message inform a holder of the mobile receiving device of the unsuccessful communication attempt.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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one or more computing devices detecting an unsuccessful communication attempt to a mobile receiving device; at least one of the one or more computing devices accessing a contact list associated with the mobile receiving device; at least one of the one or more computing devices determining one or more proximate devices to the mobile recipient device, wherein each of the one or more proximate devices are communication devices of a contact of the contact list; and at least one of the one or more computing devices conveying a digitally encoded message to at least one of the one or more proximate devices, wherein said digitally encoded message indicates that a communication attempt with the mobile receiving device was unsuccessful and requests a recipient of the digitally encoded message inform a holder of the mobile receiving device of the unsuccessful communication attempt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a network transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with a communication system; a personal area network transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with proximate devices; one or more memories comprising a contact list of a plurality of contacts; a computer program instructions, stored in at least one of the one or more memories, executed by a processor of the mobile communication device to convey a message to one or more detected communication devices within range of the personal area network transceiver in response to an unsuccessful communication attempt with the mobile communication device over the network transceiver, wherein said message is only conveyed to detected communication devices associated with one of the contacts of the contact list. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising:
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one or more computer-readable, non-transitory mediums; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage mediums, to detect an unsuccessful communication attempt to a mobile receiving device; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage mediums, to access a contact list associated with the mobile receiving device; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage mediums, to determine one or more proximate devices to the mobile recipient device, wherein each of the one or more proximate devices are communication devices of a contact of the contact list; and program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage mediums, to convey a digitally encoded message to at least one of the one or more proximate devices, wherein said digitally encoded message indicates that a communication attempt with the mobile receiving device was unsuccessful and requests a recipient of the digitally encoded message inform a holder of the mobile receiving device of the unsuccessful communication attempt. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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