Methods and apparatus for line selection in a communication device
First Claim
1. A method of placing a telephone call on a communication line selected from a plurality of communication lines on which outgoing telephone calls are placed using a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to receive an e-mail message at the mobile device at any of a plurality of e-mail message addresses, the method comprising:
- receiving input identifyingan e-mail message address, of the plurality of e-mail message addresses, at which the e-mail message is to be received at the mobile device, anda communication line, of the plurality of communication lines on which outgoing telephone calls are placed using the mobile device, associated with the e-mail message address at which the e-mail message is to be received at the mobile device;
storing line selection information comprising data identifying the communication line of the plurality of communication lines associated with the e-mail message address, wherein each communication line in the plurality of communication lines has a phone number associated therewith;
receiving the e-mail message at the e-mail message address, the e-mail message comprising data identifying a target recipient;
monitoring for initiation of a telephone call to the target recipient;
upon detecting the initiation of the telephone call to the target recipient, determining which of the plurality of communication lines is the communication line associated with the e-mail message address at which the e-mail message comprising data identifying the target recipient was received; and
placing the telephone call to the target recipient on the communication line determined as the communication line associated with the e-mail message address at which the e-mail message comprising data identifying the target recipient was received.
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Abstract
Embodiments of an apparatus and methods for selecting a communication line from two or more lines on a communication device are described herein. The communication device comprises a display module, an input module, a line selection module, and a communication module for making a call over a network to a target recipient. In one broad aspect, a determination of which of the communication lines is a communication line associated with the one of two or more message addresses at which a message is received is made in the selection of a communication line accessible at the communication device on which an outgoing call may be placed.
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1. A method of placing a telephone call on a communication line selected from a plurality of communication lines on which outgoing telephone calls are placed using a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to receive an e-mail message at the mobile device at any of a plurality of e-mail message addresses, the method comprising:
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receiving input identifying an e-mail message address, of the plurality of e-mail message addresses, at which the e-mail message is to be received at the mobile device, and a communication line, of the plurality of communication lines on which outgoing telephone calls are placed using the mobile device, associated with the e-mail message address at which the e-mail message is to be received at the mobile device; storing line selection information comprising data identifying the communication line of the plurality of communication lines associated with the e-mail message address, wherein each communication line in the plurality of communication lines has a phone number associated therewith; receiving the e-mail message at the e-mail message address, the e-mail message comprising data identifying a target recipient; monitoring for initiation of a telephone call to the target recipient; upon detecting the initiation of the telephone call to the target recipient, determining which of the plurality of communication lines is the communication line associated with the e-mail message address at which the e-mail message comprising data identifying the target recipient was received; and placing the telephone call to the target recipient on the communication line determined as the communication line associated with the e-mail message address at which the e-mail message comprising data identifying the target recipient was received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile device, wherein the mobile device provides access to a plurality of communication lines on which outgoing telephone calls are placed, and wherein the mobile device is configured to receive an e-mail message at the mobile device at any of a plurality of e-mail message addresses, the mobile device comprising:
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a module for receiving input identifying an e-mail message address, of the plurality of e-mail message addresses, at which the e-mail message is to be received at the mobile device, and a communication line, of the plurality of communication lines on which outgoing telephone calls are placed using the mobile device, associated with the e-mail message address at which the e-mail message is to be received at the mobile device; a messaging module programmed to receive the e-mail message at the e-mail message address, the e-mail message comprising data identifying a target recipient; an input module programmed to monitor for initiation of a telephone call to the target recipient; a line selection module programmed to store line selection information comprising data identifying the communication line of the plurality of communication lines associated with the e-mail message address, wherein each communication line in the plurality of communication lines has a phone number associated therewith, and further programmed to determine, upon detecting the initiation of the telephone call to the target recipient, which of the plurality of communication lines is the communication line associated with the e-mail message address at which the e-mail message comprising data identifying the target recipient was received; and a communication module programmed to place the telephone call to the target recipient on the communication line determined as the communication line associated with the e-mail message address at which the e-mail message comprising data identifying the target recipient was received. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium upon which instructions are stored for performing, on a mobile device, a method of placing a telephone call on a communication line selected from a plurality of communication lines on which outgoing calls are placed using a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to receive an e-mail message at the mobile device at any of a plurality of e-mail message addresses, the method comprising:
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receiving input identifying an e-mail message address, of the plurality of e-mail message addresses, at which the e-mail message is to be received at the mobile device, and a communication line, of the plurality of communication lines on which outgoing telephone calls are placed using the mobile device, associated with the e-mail message address at which the e-mail message is to be received at the mobile device; storing line selection information comprising data identifying the communication line of the plurality of communication lines associated with the e-mail message address, wherein each communication line in the plurality of communication lines has a phone number associated therewith; receiving the e-mail message at the email message address, the e-mail message comprising data identifying a target recipient; monitoring for initiation of a telephone call to the target recipient; upon detecting the initiation of the telephone call to the target recipient, determining which of the plurality of communication lines is the communication line associated with the e-mail message address at which the e-mail message comprising data identifying the target recipient was received; and placing the telephone call to the target recipient on the communication line determined as the communication line associated with the e-mail message address at which the e-mail message comprising data identifying a target recipient was received. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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