Methods and apparatuses for configuration automation
First Claim
1. A device to configure telephone services, the device comprising:
- a signal detecting circuit;
a control circuit coupled to the signal detecting circuit to determine whether or not a first phone and a second phone are positioned with respect to each other according to a relation;
a call forwarding configuring circuit coupled to the control circuit, the control circuit causing the call forwarding configuring circuit to configure a call forwarding service of the first phone in response to a change in whether or not the first phone and the second phone are positioned with respect to each other according to the relation and in response to the current time; and
a handset configuring circuit coupled to the control circuit, the control circuit causing the handset configuring circuit to automatically use the first phone as a cordless handset for the second phone according to the change in whether or not the first phone and the second phone are positioned with respect to each other according to the relation, wherein automatically using the first phone as a cordless handset for the second phone comprises using the first phone to answer and place calls using a phone line coupled to the second phone while the first phone is being used as the cordless handset for the second phone wherein the first phone uses a first wireless communication protocol to answer and place calls on the first phone and the first phone uses a second wireless communication protocol to answer and place calls when the first phone is being used as the cordless handset for the second phone.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for automated configuring of user preferences. In one aspect of the present invention, a method to operate a data processing system, includes: detecting whether or not a portable device is connected to the data processing system; and automatically configuring one or more user preferences of the data processing system according to an identity of the portable device in response to a change in whether or not the portable device is connected to the data processing system. In one aspect of the present invention, call forwarding of at least one of a land line phone and a mobile phone is automatically configured when the mobile phone is brought close to the land line phone or when the mobile phone is taken away from the land line phone.
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45 Claims
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1. A device to configure telephone services, the device comprising:
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a signal detecting circuit; a control circuit coupled to the signal detecting circuit to determine whether or not a first phone and a second phone are positioned with respect to each other according to a relation; a call forwarding configuring circuit coupled to the control circuit, the control circuit causing the call forwarding configuring circuit to configure a call forwarding service of the first phone in response to a change in whether or not the first phone and the second phone are positioned with respect to each other according to the relation and in response to the current time; and a handset configuring circuit coupled to the control circuit, the control circuit causing the handset configuring circuit to automatically use the first phone as a cordless handset for the second phone according to the change in whether or not the first phone and the second phone are positioned with respect to each other according to the relation, wherein automatically using the first phone as a cordless handset for the second phone comprises using the first phone to answer and place calls using a phone line coupled to the second phone while the first phone is being used as the cordless handset for the second phone wherein the first phone uses a first wireless communication protocol to answer and place calls on the first phone and the first phone uses a second wireless communication protocol to answer and place calls when the first phone is being used as the cordless handset for the second phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 44)
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17. A method to configure telephone services, the method comprising:
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detecting whether or not a first phone and a second phone are positioned in a close relation with respect to each other; automatically configuring a call forwarding service of the first phone in response to a change in whether or not the first phone and the second phone are positioned in the close relation with respect to each other, wherein configuring the call forwarded service is also in response to the current time; and automatically using the first phone as a cordless handset for the second phone while the first phone and the second phone are positioned in the close relation with respect to each other, wherein automatically using the first phone as a cordless handset for the second phone comprises using the first phone to answer and place calls using a phone line coupled to the second phone while the first phone is being used as the cordless handset for the second phone wherein the first phone uses a first wireless communication protocol to answer and place calls on the first phone and the first phone uses a second wireless communication protocol to answer and place calls when the first phone is being used as the cordless handset for the second phone. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A machine readable storage medium storing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause said system to perform a method to configure telephone services, the method comprising:
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determining whether or not a first phone and a second phone are positioned in a close relation; automatically configuring a call forwarding service of the first phone in response to a change in whether or not the first phone and the second phone are positioned in the close relation and in response to the current time; and automatically using the first phone as a cordless handset for the second phone while the first phone and the second phone are positioned in the close relation with respect to each other, wherein automatically using the first phone as a cordless handset for the second phone comprises using the first phone to answer and place calls using a phone line coupled to the second phone while the first phone is being used as the cordless handset for the second phone wherein the first phone uses a first wireless communication protocol to answer and place calls on the first phone and the first phone uses a second wireless communication protocol to answer and place calls when the first phone is being used as the cordless handset for the second phone. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45)
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