Mobile communication device with interrogator to interact with tags
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1. A mobile communication device comprising:
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user inputs connected to said controller; and
an interrogator connected to said controller for reading information from a local tag relating to a nearby piece of equipment, wherein the read information is transmitted to a remote service and wherein in response to the read information relating to the nearby niece of equipment being received by the remote service and in response to receiving a user input, a communication accessible at said mobile communication device is routed to the nearby piece of equipment.
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Abstract
A mobile communication device interrogates a tag on nearby communication-type equipment and in cooperation with a remote server causes a communication to be forwarded to the equipment. The mobile communication device may also interrogate a nearby tag and receive information from a remote server concerning a nearby object or activity.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a controller; user inputs connected to said controller; and an interrogator connected to said controller for reading information from a local tag relating to a nearby piece of equipment, wherein the read information is transmitted to a remote service and wherein in response to the read information relating to the nearby niece of equipment being received by the remote service and in response to receiving a user input, a communication accessible at said mobile communication device is routed to the nearby piece of equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of transferring a communication from a mobile communication device to a fixed communication device comprising:
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receiving a communication at the mobile communication device from a remote service; activating an interrogator of the mobile communication device; reading a code from a tag in the local environment; transmitting the code to the remote service; and based on the code received at the remote service, transferring the communication from the remote service to the fixed communication device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a controller; user inputs connected to said controller; and an interrogator connected to said controller for reading information from a local tag relating to a nearby niece of equipment, wherein the read information is transmitted to a remote service and wherein in response to receiving a user input, a communication accessible at said mobile communication device is routed to the nearby piece of equipment; wherein the communication is an ongoing telephone conversation.
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12. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a controller; user inputs connected to said controller; and an interrogator connected to said controller for reading information from a local tag relating to a nearby niece of equipment, wherein the read information is transmitted to a remote service and wherein in response to receiving a user input, a communication accessible at said mobile communication device is routed to the nearby piece of equipment; wherein the communication is a text message.
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13. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a controller; user inputs connected to said controller; and an interrogator connected to said controller for reading information from a local tag identifying a piece of equipment associated with the local tag, wherein the controller causes the read information to be transmitted to a remote service, and wherein the remote service transfers a communication accessible at said mobile terminal to the piece of equipment associated with the local tag based on the tag information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of transferring a communication from a mobile communication device to a fixed communication device comprising:
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providing a fixed communication device; providing a tag storing a code and being associated with the fixed communication device; receiving a communication at the mobile communication device from a remote service; activating an interrogator of the mobile communication device to read the code from the tag; transmitting the code to the remote service; and based on the code received at the remote service, transferring the communication from the remote service to the fixed communication device associated with the tag having the code. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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