Method of spawning a communication service
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a failed call attempt initiated by a first communication unit and directed to a second communication unit, wherein the first communication unit is associated with a first user and the second communication unit is associated with a second user;
determining if a code associated with the first communication unit is an authorized code associated with the second communication unit;
if the code is an authorized code, spawning a communication service resulting in a message directed at a user other than the second user, wherein the communication service is a location determination service, and the method further comprises the steps of determining a present location of the second communication unit and transmitting the present location of the second communication unit in the message.
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Abstract
A method of spawning a communication service comprises the steps of detecting (201) a failed call attempt initiated by a first communication unit (101) and directed to a second communication unit (109), and determining (207) if a code associated with the first communication unit (101) is an authorized code associated with the second communication unit (109), wherein the first communication unit (101) is associated with a first user and the second communication unit (109) is associated with a second user. If the code is an authorized code, a communication service is spawned (209), resulting in a message directed at a user other than the second user, such as the first user or a third user, or a communication unit other than the second communication unit (109), such as the first communication unit (101) or a third communication unit (109), which may be associated with a third user other than the first user or the second user.
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37 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a failed call attempt initiated by a first communication unit and directed to a second communication unit, wherein the first communication unit is associated with a first user and the second communication unit is associated with a second user; determining if a code associated with the first communication unit is an authorized code associated with the second communication unit; if the code is an authorized code, spawning a communication service resulting in a message directed at a user other than the second user, wherein the communication service is a location determination service, and the method further comprises the steps of determining a present location of the second communication unit and transmitting the present location of the second communication unit in the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a failed call attempt initiated by a first communication unit and directed to a second communication unit; determining if a code associated with the first communication unit is an authorized code associated with the second communication unit; if the code is an authorized code, spawning a communication service resulting in a message directed at a communication unit other than the second communication unit, wherein the communication service is a location determination service, and the method further comprises the steps of determining a present location of the second communication unit and transmitting the present location of the second communication unit in the message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a failed call attempt initiated by a first communication unit and directed to a second communication unit, wherein the first communication unit is associated with a first user and the second communication unit is associated with a second user; determining if a code associated with the first communication unit is an authorized code associated with the second communication unit; if the code is an authorized code, determining a communication service to be spawned, which communication service results in a message directed at a user other than the second user or a communication unit other than the second communication unit, wherein the communication service is a location determination service, and the method further comprises the steps of determining a present location of the second communication unit and transmitting the present location of the second communication unit in the message. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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