Battery charging indication message from a wireless terminal

• US 6,427,074 B1
• Filed: 08/31/1999
• Issued: 07/30/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Technology Corporation Miami Lakes FLA US
• Inventors: Thieler, Stephen M., Chavez, Jr., David L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ZEWDU, MELESS NMN
• Application Number:
  US09/386,867
• Time in Patent Office: 1,064 Days
• Field of Search: 455/572, 455/573, 455/574, 455/575, 455/515, 455/516, 455/517, 455/423, 455/424, 455/425, 455/426, 455/417, 455/414
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/006 Call diverting means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/206 composed of PSTN and wireless network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/46 Arrangements for calling a number of substations in a predetermined sequence until an answer is obtained
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; to voice mail H04M3/53308
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Transmitting a “plugged into charger” message to a wireless telecommunication switching system by a wireless terminal when inserted into a charging unit. The wireless telecommunication switching system is responsive to the “plugged into charger” message to remove the wireless terminal from the call coverage path of the user. The wireless telecommunication switching system can add to the call coverage path of the user the telephone number of the cellular telephone utilized by the user when the user is out of the building. In a second embodiment of the invention, the wireless terminal transmits the message to invoke the “send all calls” state when the wireless terminal is plugged into a charging unit. In a third embodiment of the invention, the wireless terminal transmits a call transfer message that transfers all incoming calls to another terminal when the wireless terminal is plugged into the charging unit.

Claims

1. A method of processing calls for a wireless terminal serviced by a wireless switching system, comprising the steps of:

detecting insertion into a battery charger by the wireless terminal;

transmitting a first message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of insertion into the battery charger to request modification of a call coverage path of the wireless terminal resulting in removal of the wireless terminal from the call coverage path;

detecting removal from the battery charger by the wireless terminal; and

transmitting a second message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of removal from the battery charger to request modification of the call coverage path of the wireless terminal resulting in insertion of the wireless terminal back into the call coverage path.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprises the steps of removing the wireless terminal from the call coverage path in response to the first message by the wireless switching system;

and

inserting the wireless terminal back into the call coverage path in response to the second message by the wireless switching system.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprises the step of inserting a cellular telephone used by the user of the wireless terminal into the call coverage path in response to the first message by the wireless switching system.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprises the step of removing the cellular telephone used by the user of the wireless terminal from the call coverage path in response to the second message by the wireless switching system.

5. A method of processing calls for a wireless terminal serviced by a wireless switching system, comprising the steps of:

detecting insertion into a battery charger by the wireless terminal;

transmitting a first message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of insertion into the battery charger where the first message requests activation of a send all call feature for the wireless terminal;

detecting removal from the battery charger by the wireless terminal; and

transmitting a second message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of removal from the battery charger where the second message requests deactivation of the send all call feature for the wireless terminal.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprises the step of routing calls to a cellular telephone used by the user of the wireless terminal by the wireless switching system in response the first message.

7. A method of processing calls for a wireless terminal serviced by a wireless switching system, comprising the steps of:

detecting insertion into a battery charger by the wireless terminal;

transmitting a first message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of insertion into the battery charger where the first message requests activation of a call transfer feature for the wireless terminal and includes a telephone number to which calls are to be transferred;

detecting removal from the battery charger by the wireless terminal; and

transmitting a second message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of removal from the battery charger where the second message requests deactivation of the call transfer feature for the wireless terminal.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the telephone number identifies a cellular telephone used by the user of the wireless terminal.