System and method for determining, storing and utilizing operating mode data of a user telecommunication terminal
First Claim
1. A method for determining, storing and utilizing operating mode data of a user terminal in a telecommunication system in which a selected one of a plurality of user terminal operating modes is settable by the user, comprising the steps of:
- selectively changing, by the user, the user terminal operating mode from a first operating mode to a second operating mode of the user terminal;
transmitting from the user terminal to a telecommunication server of the telecommunication system, via the telecommunication network, information regarding the selective change in user terminal operating mode from the first operating mode to the second operating mode;
storing, on the telecommunication server, the transmitted information regarding the selective change in user terminal operating mode from the first operating mode to the second operating mode so as to dynamically maintain on the telecommunication server current operating mode data of the user terminal; and
making available, by the telecommunication server, the current operating mode data of the user terminal for enquiries by other users, such that the current operating mode data is available to a calling party prior to attempting a connection to the user terminal.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining, storing and utilizing terminal operating mode data in a telecommunication system, in which the user can selectively set his terminal into two or more distinct operating modes. When the operating mode of the user'"'"'s terminal is changed, information regarding the change of operating mode is sent from the user terminal to a telecommunication server using any available and/or otherwise available technique available in the telecommunication network. The user terminal operating mode change is stored on the telecommunication server for access by parties seeking to contact or communicate with the user'"'"'s terminal.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for determining, storing and utilizing operating mode data of a user terminal in a telecommunication system in which a selected one of a plurality of user terminal operating modes is settable by the user, comprising the steps of:
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selectively changing, by the user, the user terminal operating mode from a first operating mode to a second operating mode of the user terminal; transmitting from the user terminal to a telecommunication server of the telecommunication system, via the telecommunication network, information regarding the selective change in user terminal operating mode from the first operating mode to the second operating mode; storing, on the telecommunication server, the transmitted information regarding the selective change in user terminal operating mode from the first operating mode to the second operating mode so as to dynamically maintain on the telecommunication server current operating mode data of the user terminal; and making available, by the telecommunication server, the current operating mode data of the user terminal for enquiries by other users, such that the current operating mode data is available to a calling party prior to attempting a connection to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for determining, storing and utilizing operating mode data of a terminal in a telecommunication system, comprising:
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a telecommunication server in a telecommunication network; and a user terminal operable for communicating with the telecommunication network, for allowing a user to selectively change a user terminal operating mode from a first operating mode to a second operating mode of the user terminal, and for transmitting to the telecommunication server through the telecommunication network, information indicating the selective change in the user terminal operating mode from the first operating mode to the second operating mode; and the telecommunication server connected to the telecommunication network being configured for dynamically maintaining current operating mode data of the user terminal, for storing the transmitted information indicating the selective change in the user terminal operating mode from the first operating mode to the second operating mode to dynamically maintain on the telecommunication server current operating mode data of the user terminal, and for making available the current operating mode of the user terminal for enquiries by other users, such that the current operating mode data of the user terminal is available to a calling party prior to attempting a connection to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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