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Telephone system and method for selectively ringing one or more land phones or portable phones based on the self-detected geographical position of a portable phone

  • US 6,999,757 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2001
  • Issued: 02/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A telephone system comprising:

  • (A) a portable phone that includes a position detector that detects the position of the portable phone;

    (B) at least one defined geographical region defined by a user of the portable phone, each defined geographical region having corresponding phone parameters that determine how a call is rung and routed, wherein the user of the portable phone uses the position detector located in the phone to define the defined geographical region;

    (C) a mechanism that receives the position of the portable phone from the position detector, and that determines from the position of the portable phone whether the portable phone enters or exits a defined geographical region; and

    (D) a call router that rings and routes a telephone call according to the phone parameters for a region.

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