Wireless visual alerting method and system
First Claim
1. A method in a telecommunications network for visually alerting a user of an incoming call, said method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a call to a mobile device associated with a user of said telecommunications network;
transmitting an alert to at least one visual alerting device associated with said user, in response to transmitting a call to said mobile device; and
automatically providing a visual alerting signal via said at least one visual alerting device, in response to transmitting said alert to said at least one visual alerting device associated with said user, wherein said at least one visual alerting device communicates without sound, and wherein the visual alerting signal has multiple alerting patterns to differentiate between a voice call, a voice message, or a text message, and wherein the multiple alerting patterns are limited to patterns generated via a light source.
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Abstract
A method and system in a telecommunications network for visually alerting a user of an incoming call are disclosed herein. A call can be transmitted to a mobile device associated with a user of the telecommunications network. An alert can also be transmitted to one or more visual alerting devices associated with the user and/or the mobile device, in response to transmitting a call to the mobile device. A visual alerting signal can then be transmitted via the visual alerting device, in response to transmitting the alert to the at least one visual alerting device associated with the user. Each visual alerting device can provide a visually alerting signal when there is an incoming message for its user. The visual alerting device can receive its signal directly from a base station within said telecommunications network.
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21 Claims
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1. A method in a telecommunications network for visually alerting a user of an incoming call, said method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a call to a mobile device associated with a user of said telecommunications network; transmitting an alert to at least one visual alerting device associated with said user, in response to transmitting a call to said mobile device; and automatically providing a visual alerting signal via said at least one visual alerting device, in response to transmitting said alert to said at least one visual alerting device associated with said user, wherein said at least one visual alerting device communicates without sound, and wherein the visual alerting signal has multiple alerting patterns to differentiate between a voice call, a voice message, or a text message, and wherein the multiple alerting patterns are limited to patterns generated via a light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method in a telecommunications network for visually alerting a user of an incoming call, said method comprising the steps of:
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associating at least one visual alerting device with a mobile device associated with a user of said telecommunications network; configuring said at least one visual alerting device with a unique identification number; recording said unique identification number in a user profile associated with said user; informing at least one base station associated with said telecommunications network of said unique identification number in order to assist said at least one base station in locating said at least one visual alerting device in association with a call transmitted to said mobile station associated with said user; transmitting an alert to said at least one visual alerting device associated with said user, in response to transmitting a call to said mobile device, if said mobile device associated with said user is off; and automatically providing a visual alerting signal via said at least one visual alerting device, in response to transmitting said alert to said at least one visual alerting device associated with said user, wherein said at least one visual alerting device communicates without sound, and wherein the visual alerting signal has multiple alerting patterns to differentiate between a voice call, a voice message, or a text message, and wherein the multiple alerting patterns are limited to patterns generated via a light source.
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12. A system in a telecommunications network for visually alerting a user of an incoming call, said system comprising:
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at least one visual alerting device associated with said user with said telecommunications network, wherein an alert is transmitted to said at least one visual alerting device in response to transmitting a call to a mobile device associated with said user; and a visual alerting signal automatically provided via said at least one visual alerting device, in response to transmitting said alert to said at least one visual alerting device associated with said user, wherein said at least one visual alerting device communicates without sound, and wherein the visual alerting signal has multiple alerting patterns to differentiate between a voice call, a voice message, or a text message, and wherein the multiple alerting patterns are limited to patterns generated via a light source. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A visual alerting device for use in a telecommunications network, said visual alerting device comprising:
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a housing for maintaining a visual alerting device associated with a user with said telecommunications network; a visual alerting device maintained with said housing, wherein an alert is transmitted to said visual alerting device in response to transmitting a call to a mobile device associated with said user, and wherein said visual alerting device communicates without sound, and wherein the multiple alerting patterns are limited to patterns generated via a light source; and a visual alerting indicator integrated with said housing, wherein said visual alerting indicator automatically provides an alert via said visual alerting device, in response to transmitting said alert to said visual alerting device associated with said user, and wherein the alert has multiple alerting patterns to differentiate between a voice call, a voice message, or a text message.
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