Call routing in a location-aware network
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a call;
locating a call recipient'"'"'s location in a location-aware network through a wireless asset tag associated with the call recipient;
querying the location-aware network for the call recipient'"'"'s location;
routing the call to a stationary phone near the call recipient'"'"'s location; and
influencing the stationary phone to display an identity of the call recipient.
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Abstract
A wireless network may report the location of assets to a call routing apparatus to aid in the routing of calls.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a call; locating a call recipient'"'"'s location in a location-aware network through a wireless asset tag associated with the call recipient; querying the location-aware network for the call recipient'"'"'s location; routing the call to a stationary phone near the call recipient'"'"'s location; and influencing the stationary phone to display an identity of the call recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An article comprising a computer-readable medium having associated computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions, when executed by a computer, result in the computer performing:
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receiving an inquiry regarding a location of a call recipient; receiving attributes of wireless signals originating from a wireless device near the call recipient; determining the location of the wireless device; reporting the location of the wireless device; routing a call to a stationary telephone near the wireless device; and influencing the stationary telephone to display an identity of the call recipient. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network server comprising:
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a port coupleable to a phone call routing apparatus to receive an inquiry of a call recipient'"'"'s location; a transceiver coupleable to a plurality of network access point devices to receive attributes of wireless signals from a wireless device near the call recipient; a processor to determine the call recipient'"'"'s location from the attributes; wherein the network server is configured to; route a call to a stationary phone near the call recipient'"'"'s location through one of the plurality of network access point devices; and influence the stationary phone to display an identity of the call recipient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A telephone call routing apparatus comprising:
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a location-aware network to locate a call recipient'"'"'s location through a wireless asset tag associated with the call recipient; a first port coupleable to a public switched telephone network to receive a call; a second port coupleable to the location-aware network to request the call recipient'"'"'s location; and call routing circuitry to; route the call to a stationary telephone near the call recipient'"'"'s location; and influence the stationary telephone to display an identity of the call recipient. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A wireless network comprising:
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a plurality of wireless network access point devices, each of the plurality of wireless network access point devices including circuitry to measure attributes of received signals from a wireless device near a call recipient; and a server coupled to the plurality of wireless network access point devices, the server configured to receive an inquiry for the call recipient'"'"'s location from a telephone system, to determine the call recipient'"'"'s location from the attributes of the received signals, to route a telephone call through one of the plurality of wireless network access point devices to a stationary telephone near the call recipient'"'"'s location, and to influence the stationary telephone to display an identity of the call recipient. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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