METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALL-FORWARD INITIATED BY MOVEMENT

• US 20140335840A1
• Filed: 05/07/2014
• Published: 11/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital CE Patent Holdings SAS (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Swisscom AG (Government of Switzerland)
• Inventors: Carr, Tim, Fitzlaff, Frank
• Granted Patent: US 9,900,439 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42263 where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/543 Call deflection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/58 Arrangements for transferring received calls from one subscriber to another; Arrangements affording interim conversations between either the calling or the called party and a third party substation line holding circuits H04M1/80
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Methods and systems for call-forward initiated by movement may comprise receiving a call in a first communication device, sensing a motion of the first communication device, and causing the forwarding of the received call to a second communication device based on the sensed motion of the first communication device. The second communication device may be selected from one or more detected communication devices based on the sensed motion. The second communication device may be selected based on a direction of the sensed motion of the first communication device. The call may be established over a first communication network between a server and the first communication device, and the call may be forwarded to the second communication device by switching the call in the server to the second communication device over a second communication network. The call may be forwarded to the second communication device over the local connection.

Claims

1. A system for communication, the system comprising:

a first communication device, a local connection, a server, and a second communication device, wherein the first communication device is operable to cause forwarding of a received call to the second communication device based on a sensed motion of the first communication device.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first communication device is operable to select the second communication device from one or more detected communication devices based on the sensed motion.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the selection of the second communication device is based on a direction of the sensed motion of the first communication device.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein the sensed motion comprises a throwing motion.

5. The system according to claim 2, wherein the first communication device is operable to sense the direction of the sensed motion of the first communication device.

6. The system according to claim 2, wherein the local connection is operable to sense the direction of the sensed motion of the first communication device.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the call is established over a first communication network between the server and the first communication device, and is forwarded to the second communication device by switching the call in the server to the second communication device over a second communication network.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the call is forwarded to the second communication device over the local connection.

9. A system for communication, the system comprising:

a first communication device, a local connection, a server, and a second communication device, wherein the server is operable to cause forwarding of a received call to the second communication device based on a sensed motion of the first communication device.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the server is operable to select the second communication device from one or more detected communication devices based on the sensed motion.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the selection of the second communication device is based on a direction of the sensed motion of the first communication device.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein the sensed motion comprises a throwing motion.

13. The system according to claim 10, wherein the server is operable to determine the direction of the sensed motion of the first communication device.

14. The system according to claim 9, wherein the call is established over a first communication network between the server and the first communication device, and is forwarded to the second communication device by switching the call in the server to the second communication device over a second communication network.

15. The system according to claim 9, wherein the call is forwarded to the second communication devices over the local connection,

16. A method for communication, the method comprising:

receiving a call in a first communication device;

sensing a motion of the first communication device; and

causing forwarding of the received call to a second communication device based on the sensed motion of the first communication device.

17. The method according to claim 16, comprising selecting the second communication device from one or more detected communication devices based on the sensed motion.

18. The method according to claim 17, comprising selecting the second communication device based on a direction of the sensed motion of the first communication device.

19. The method according to claim 16, comprising establishing the call over a first communication network between a server and the first communication device, and forwarding the call to the second communication device by switching the call in the server to the second communication device over a second communication network.

20. The method according to claim 19, comprising forwarding the call to the second communication device over the local connection.