Managing Telecommunication Services using Proximity-based Technologies
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- detecting, by a first communication device, a proximity device coupled to or integrated within a second communication device; and
triggering an operation configured to manage a telecommunication service based, at least in part, upon the detection of the proximity device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing telecommunication services using proximity-based technologies are described. In some embodiments, a method may include detecting, by a first communication device (e.g., a laptop computer, a netbook computer, a tablet computer, a cellular phone, a smartphone, etc.), a proximity device (e.g., a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, a Near Field Communications (NFC) tag, etc.) coupled to or integrated within a second communication device. The method may also include triggering an operation configured to manage a telecommunication service based, at least in part, upon the detection of the proximity device. In some implementations, the operation may be configured to reduce a number of manual operations that would otherwise be involved in managing the telecommunication service. For instance, in a non-limiting example, the operation may cause a routing of a communication directed at the first communication device to the second communication device. Numerous other telecommunication services are described herein.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting, by a first communication device, a proximity device coupled to or integrated within a second communication device; and triggering an operation configured to manage a telecommunication service based, at least in part, upon the detection of the proximity device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication device having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store program instructions executable by the processor to cause the communication device to:
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detect a proximity device; and trigger an operation configured to manage a telecommunication service based, at least in part, upon the detection of the proximity device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible computer-readable storage medium having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a computer system, cause the computer system to:
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receive telecommunication configuration information from a mobile communication device, the telecommunication configuration information obtained by the mobile communication device from a proximity device located within range of the mobile communication device, the mobile communication device and the proximity device remotely located with respect to the computer system, the telecommunication configuration information including a service code and an identification code; and modify of an aspect of a telecommunications service provided to the mobile communication device based, at least in part, upon the service code and the identification code, wherein the service code is configured to reduce a number of operations by the user of the mobile communication device that would otherwise be involved in the modification. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A proximity device, comprising:
a memory configured to store telecommunication configuration information, the telecommunication configuration information including an identification code and a service code, the identification code and the service code retrievable by a communication device within range of the proximity device, the identification code usable by the communication device to validate at least one piece of information selected from the group consisting of;
an identification of the communication device and an identification of a user of the communication device, the service code configured to cause a modification of an aspect of a telecommunications service provided at least in part by one or more application servers to the communication device, the one or more application servers remotely located with respect to the communication device.- View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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