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Communicating forwarding information for a communications device based on detected physical location

  • US 7,031,698 B1
  • Filed: 05/31/2002
  • Issued: 04/18/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for communicating forwarding information, the method comprising:

  • detecting a physical location change for a first mobile communications device wherein the detected physical location change is one of placement of the first mobile communications device in a cradle associated with the first mobile communications device or removal of the first mobile communications device from the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device wherein the detected physical location change is one of placement of the first mobile communications device in a cradle associated with the first mobile communications device or removal of the first mobile communications device from the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device;

    based on a detected placement of the first mobile communications device in the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device, initiating a forwarding process to forward one or more incoming communications directed to the first mobile communications device to a second communications device, wherein the forwarding process is performed by the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device; and

    based on a detected removal of the first mobile communications device from the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device, initiating a cancelling process to cancel forwarding of one or more incoming communications directed to the first mobile communications device, wherein the canceling process is performed by the cradle associated with the first mobile communications device.

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