Communication device with intelligent communication management and method therefor
First Claim
1. A method for intelligent communication management within a communication device, the communication device being operable to store at least one contact in a memory of the communication device, the at least one contact being associated with a plurality of communication means by which to establish a communication connection with the at least one contact, the method comprising:
- initiating a communication with the at least one contact using a first communication means of the plurality of communication means;
determining whether initiation of the communication using the first communication means resulted in a communication connection with the at least one contact; and
initiating the communication with the at least one contact using a second communication means of the plurality of communication means in the event that initiation of the communication using the first communication means did not result in a communication connection with the at least one contact.
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Abstract
A communication device (100) having intelligent communication management includes a processor (115), a memory (120), and a communications manager application (140). The communication device (100) sequentially initiates communication with a contact either automatically (e.g., based on a preset communication preference) or in response to user input using various communication means associated with the contact. The contact and the associated communication means are stored in the memory (120). When a communication connection is disconnected or not able to be established, the communications manager application (140) identifies the next communications means to which to initiate a communication with the contact.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for intelligent communication management within a communication device, the communication device being operable to store at least one contact in a memory of the communication device, the at least one contact being associated with a plurality of communication means by which to establish a communication connection with the at least one contact, the method comprising:
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initiating a communication with the at least one contact using a first communication means of the plurality of communication means; determining whether initiation of the communication using the first communication means resulted in a communication connection with the at least one contact; and initiating the communication with the at least one contact using a second communication means of the plurality of communication means in the event that initiation of the communication using the first communication means did not result in a communication connection with the at least one contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for intelligent communication management within a communication device, the communication device being operable to store at least one contact in a memory of the communication device, the at least one contact being associated with a plurality of communication means by which to establish a communication connection with the at least one contact the method comprising:
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establishing a communication connection with the at least one contact using a first communication means of the plurality of communication means; determining whether the communication connection established using the first communication means was disconnected; and initiating a communication with the at least one contact using a second communication means of the plurality of communication means in the event that the communication connection established using the first communication means was disconnected. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication device having intelligent communication management, the communication device comprising:
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a memory operable to store at least one contact and an associated plurality of communication means by which to establish a communication connection with the at least one contact; a processor operable to initiate a communication with the at least one contact using a first communication means of the plurality of communication means; and a communications manager application coupled to the processor and the memory, wherein the communications manager application is operable to; determine whether initiation of the communication using the first communication means resulted in a communication connection with the at least one contact; and cause the processor to initiate the communication with the at least one contact using a second communication means of the plurality of communication means in the event that initiation of the communication using the first communication means did not result in a communication connection with the at least one contact. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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