Method and system for forwarding calls placed to a telecommunications destination

• US 8,103,262 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2010
• Issued: 01/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Adams, Neil, Vander Veen, Raymond
• Primary Examiner(s): Rampuria, Sharad
• Application Number:
  US12/957,950
• Publication Number:
  US 20110069826A1
• Time in Patent Office: 419 Days
• Field of Search: 455/417, 455/445, 455/461, 379/207.03, 37921101-21102, 379/212.01
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/006 Call diverting means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/553 Data upload
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42153 by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; to voice mail H04M3/53308

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for forwarding calls placed to a primary destination comprising receiving at least one call forwarding profiles, each call forwarding profile having a predefined duration and at least one call forwarding destination, receiving an instruction to activate one call forwarding profile to an activated profile and forwarding calls placed to the telecommunications destination according to the activated profile.

Claims

1. A method of forwarding calls placed to a primary phone number comprising:

receiving at least one call forwarding profile, the at least one call forwarding profile having a predefined duration, at least one call forwarding phone number, and at least one predetermined time period of activation within the predefined duration for forwarding calls placed to the primary phone number to the at least one call forwarding phone number;

receiving an instruction to activate the at least one call forwarding profile; and

forwarding calls placed to the primary phone number according to the activated call forwarding profile,

wherein the at least one call forwarding profile defines at least one predetermined time period within the predefined duration in which calls placed to the phone number are not forwarded.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one call forwarding profile defines two or more predetermined time periods of activation within the predetermined duration for forwarding calls placed to the primary phone number.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one call forwarding profile is automatically de-activated after the duration has elapsed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the instruction to activate the at least one call forwarding profile is generated in response to a trigger.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the trigger is selected from the group comprising of time of day, calendar date, day of the week, calendar hook and user input.

9. A computer readable storage device storing statements and instructions for use in the execution in a computer of the method of claim 1.

10. A wireless device comprising the readable storage device of claim 9.

13. The method of claim 2, wherein during at least one of the two or more predetermined time periods of activation calls placed to the primary phone number are forwarded to the at least one call forwarding phone number, and during at least one of the two or more predetermined time periods of activation calls placed to the primary phone number are forwarded to a second forwarding phone number.

6. A data processing system having a processor and a memory for storing data for access by an application program being executed on the data processing system, the data processing system being configured by the application program to process a data structure for a call forwarding profile stored in the memory, the data structure comprising:

call data comprising destination data representing at least one call forwarding destination;

duration data representing a duration of the at least one call forwarding profile;

time data representing at least one predetermined time period of activation within the duration for forwarding calls to the at least one call forwarding destination; and

initiation data corresponding to a trigger for activating the at least one call forwarding profile,

wherein the at least one call forwarding profile defines at least one predetermined time period within the predefined duration in which calls placed to the phone number are not forwarded.

7. The data processing system of claim 6, wherein the at least one call forwarding profile is automatically de-activated after the duration has elapsed.

8. The data processing system of claim 6, wherein the trigger is selected from the group comprising of time of day, specific date, day of the week, calendar hook and user input.

14. The data processing system of claim 6, wherein the time data further represents at least one of the two or more predetermined time periods of activation and calls placed to the primary phone number are forwarded to the at least one call forwarding destination, and during at least one of the two or more predetermined time periods of activation calls placed to the primary phone number are forwarded to a second forwarding destination.

11. A system for forwarding calls placed to a primary phone number comprising:

a processor operatively connected to a memory, the memory comprising data and instructions to configure the processor to;

receive at least one call forwarding profile, the at least one call forwarding profile having a predefined duration, at least one call forwarding phone number, and at least one predetermined time period of activation within the predefined duration for forwarding calls placed to the primary phone number to the at least one call forwarding phone number;

receive an instruction to activate the at least one call forwarding profile; and

forward calls placed to the primary phone number according to the activated call forwarding profile,

wherein the at least one call forwarding profile defines at least one predetermined time period within the predefined duration in which calls placed to the phone number are not forwarded.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the at least one call forwarding profile is automatically de-activated after the duration has elapsed.

15. A method of forwarding calls placed to a primary phone number comprising:

receiving at least one call forwarding profile, the at least one call forwarding profile having a predefined duration, at least one call forwarding phone number, and at least one predetermined time period of activation within the predefined duration for forwarding calls placed to the primary phone number to the at least one call forwarding phone number;

receiving an instruction to activate the at least one call forwarding profile; and

forwarding calls placed to the primary phone number according to the activated call forwarding profile,

wherein the at least one call forwarding profile is automatically de-activated after the duration has elapsed.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the at least one call forwarding profile defines two or more predetermined time periods of activation within the predetermined duration for forwarding calls placed to the primary phone number.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the at least one call forwarding profile defines at least one predetermined time period within the predefined duration in which calls placed to the phone number are not forwarded.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the instruction to activate the at least one call forwarding profile is generated in response to a trigger.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the trigger is selected from the group comprising of time of day, calendar date, day of the week, calendar hook and user input.

23. A computer readable storage device storing statements and instructions for use in the execution in a computer of the method of claim 15.

24. A wireless device comprising the readable storage device of claim 23.

27. The method of claim 16, wherein during at least one of the two or more predetermined time periods of activation calls placed to the primary phone number are forwarded to the at least one call forwarding phone number, and during at least one of the two or more predetermined time periods of activation calls placed to the primary phone number are forwarded to a second forwarding phone number.

20. A data processing system having a processor and a memory for storing data for access by an application program being executed on the data processing system, the data processing system being configured by the application program to process a data structure for a call forwarding profile stored in the memory, the data structure comprising:

call data comprising destination data representing at least one call forwarding destination;

duration data representing a duration of the at least one call forwarding profile;

time data representing at least one predetermined time period of activation within the duration for forwarding calls to the at least one call forwarding destination; and

initiation data corresponding to a trigger for activating the at least one call forwarding profile,

wherein the at least one call forwarding profile is automatically de-activated after the duration has elapsed.

21. The data processing system according to claim 20, wherein the at least one call forwarding profile defines at least one predetermined time period within the predefined duration in which calls placed to the phone number are not forwarded.

22. The data processing system of claim 20, wherein the trigger is selected from the group comprising of time of day, specific date, day of the week, calendar hook and user input.

28. The data processing system of claim 21, wherein the time data further represents at least one of the two or more predetermined time periods of activation and calls placed to the primary phone number are forwarded to the at least one call forwarding destination, and during at least one of the two or more predetermined time periods of activation calls placed to the primary phone number are forwarded to a second forwarding destination.

25. A system for forwarding calls placed to a primary phone number comprising:

a processor operatively connected to a memory, the memory comprising data and instructions to configure the processor to;

receive at least one call forwarding profile, the at least one call forwarding profile having a predefined duration, at least one call forwarding phone number, and at least one predetermined time period of activation within the predefined duration for forwarding calls placed to the primary phone number to the at least one call forwarding phone number;

receive an instruction to activate the at least one call forwarding profile; and

forward calls placed to the primary phone number according to the activated call forwarding profile,

wherein the at least one call forwarding profile is automatically de-activated after the duration has elapsed.

26. The system according to claim 25, wherein the at least one call forwarding profile defines at least one predetermined time period within the predefined duration in which calls placed to the phone number are not forwarded.