Locale based call forwarding with automated creation of new locales

• US 6,999,573 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2002
• Issued: 02/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Weaver, James Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): TIEU, BENNY QUOC
• Application Number:
  US10/290,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20040091095A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,195 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/417, 455/414.1, 455/404.2, 379/207.02, 379/201.12, 37920102-20104, 379/211.02, 379/211.01
• US Class Current: 379/211.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/36 Memories
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42229 Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location diverting calls from one subscriber to another subscriber, i.e. two different subscriptions H04M3/54; selecting arrangements in intelligent networks H04Q3/005
• 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

Abstract

Call forwarding including tracking recent locations of a user with the user'"'"'s mobile personal communications device and a wireless telecommunications network; determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user; creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations; and forwarding a telephone number in dependence upon the new locale.

Claims

1. A method of forwarding a telephone number, the method comprising:

tracking recent locations of a user with the user'"'"'s mobile personal communications device and a wireless telecommunications network;

determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user;

creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations; and

forwarding a telephone number in dependence upon the new locale.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user further comprises comparing a plurality of recent locations and a set a historical location records.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises storing the plurality of recent locations as a new set of historical location records.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises storing the plurality of recent locations as a new set of historical location records and creating a new locale record;

wherein the new set of historical location records are related to the new locale record through a foreign key.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein creating a new locale record further comprises obtaining a user-specified new locale name from a user for the new locale and storing the user-specified new locale name in a new locale name record, wherein the new locale record is related to the new locale record through a foreign key.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein obtaining a user-specified new locale name from a user for the new locale comprises contacting the user and receiving the user-specified new locale name.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a new call-forwarding record for the new locale.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein creating a new call-forwarding record for the new locale comprises obtaining a user-specified call forwarding number from a user for the locale and storing the user-specified call forwarding number in a call-forwarding record.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a new a phone number record for the new locale and creating a new a phone name record wherein the new phone name record is related to the new phone number record through a foreign key.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises editing the new set of historical records.

11. A system for forwarding a telephone number, the system comprising:

means for tracking recent locations of a user with the user'"'"'s mobile personal communications device and a wireless telecommunications network;

means for determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user;

means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations; and

means for forwarding a telephone number in dependence upon the new locale.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein means for determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user further comprises means for comparing a plurality of recent locations and a set a historical location records.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises means for storing the plurality of recent locations as a new set of historical location records.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises means for storing the plurality of recent locations as a new set of historical location records and means for creating a new locale record;

wherein the new set of historical location records are related to the new locale record through a foreign key.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein means for creating a new locale record further comprises means for obtaining a user-specified new locale name from a user for the new locale and means for storing the user-specified new locale name in a new locale name record, wherein the new locale record is related to the new locale record through a foreign key.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein means for obtaining a user-specified new locale name from a user for the new locale comprises means for contacting the user and means for receiving the user-specified new locale name.

17. The system of claim 11, further comprising means for creating a new call-forwarding record for the new locale.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein means for creating a new call-forwarding record for the new locale comprises means for obtaining a user-specified call forwarding number from a user for the locale and means for storing the user-specified call forwarding number in a call-forwarding record.

19. The system of claim 11, further comprising means for creating a new a phone number record for the new locale and means for creating a new a phone name record wherein the new phone name record is related to the new phone number record through a foreign key.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises means for editing the new set of historical records.

21. A computer program product for forwarding a telephone number, the program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for tracking recent locations of a user with the user'"'"'s mobile personal communications device and a wireless telecommunications network;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for forwarding a telephone number in dependence upon the new locale.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining whether the recent locations match a set of historical location records identifying a locale for the user further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for comparing a plurality of recent locations and a set a historical location records.

23. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the plurality of recent locations as a new set of historical location records.

24. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the plurality of recent locations as a new set of historical location records and means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a new locale record;

wherein the new set of historical location records are related to the new locale record through a foreign key.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein means for creating a new locale record further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for obtaining a user-specified new locale name from a user for the new locale and means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the user-specified new locale name in a new locale name record, wherein the new locale record is related to the new locale record through a foreign key.

26. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein means for obtaining a user-specified new locale name from a user for the new locale comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for contacting the user and means for receiving the user-specified new locale name.

27. The computer program product of claim 21, further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a new call-forwarding record for the new locale.

28. The computer program product of claim 27, wherein means for creating a new call-forwarding record for the new locale comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for obtaining a user-specified call forwarding number from a user for the locale and means, recorded on the recording medium, for storing the user-specified call forwarding number in a call-forwarding record.

29. The computer program product of claim 21, further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a new a phone number record for the new locale and means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a new a phone name record wherein the new phone name record is related to the new phone number record through a foreign key.

30. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein means for creating, if the recent locations do not match a set of historical location records, a new set of historical location records identifying a new locale for the user in dependence upon the recent locations further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for editing the new set of historical records.