Call destination number mapping methods, devices and systems

• US 8,494,506 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2010
• Issued: 07/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Kuhl, Lawrence Edward, Werner, Colin Mark, Bender, Christopher Lyle, Totzke, Scott William
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Kent
• Assistant Examiner(s): HTUN, SAN A
• Application Number:
  US12/703,819
• Publication Number:
  US 20110085527A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,258 Days
• Field of Search: 455415-419, 455/41.1, 455/405, 455/406, 455/551, 455/459, 455/460, 455564-567, 379/88.19, 379/88.2, 379/88.21, 379/207.14, 379/207.15, 379/213.01, 370/310.2, 370/328, 370/338, 370351-356
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27485 Appending a prefix to or inserting a pause into a dialling sequence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42178 by downloading data to substation equipment

Abstract

A call destination mapping method executes on a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device requests a call action within the device for a first call destination number of a call destination, maps the first call destination number to a second call destination number in accordance with one or more call destination mapping rules stored on the device, and replaces the first call destination number in the call action with the second call destination number.

Claims

1. A call destination mapping method executing on a mobile communication device, the method comprising the mobile communication device:

storing a plurality of call destination mapping rules on the mobile communication device;

assigning relative priorities to the call destination mapping rules;

requesting a call action within the device for a first call destination number of a call destination;

mapping the first call destination number to an intermediate call destination number, in accordance with a first call destination mapping rule among the plurality of call destination mapping rules;

mapping the intermediate call destination number to a second call destination number in accordance with a second call destination mapping rule among the plurality of call destination mapping rules, the second call destination mapping rule assigned to a lower relative priority than the first call destination mapping rule; and

replacing the first call destination number in the call action with the second call destination number.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of call destination mapping rules further comprises a further calling number destination rule including a mobile communication device state condition, and the method further comprises, prior to mapping a destination number to another destination number in accordance with the call destination number rule, the mobile communication device:

determining if a mobile communication device state matches the state condition, and

mapping the destination number to another destination number only if the mobile communication device state matches the state condition for the further calling number destination rule.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the mobile communication device determines if a mobile device state matches a state condition by accessing on-device functionality.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising initiating a call from the mobile communication device in accordance with the call action to the second destination number.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising initiating the call through a wireless wide area network.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising, prior to storage on the device, the mobile communication device receives the rules from an administration server.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the mobile communication device is one of a plurality of mobile communication devices receiving rules from the administration server.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprises initiating the call based on the rules transmitted to the mobile communication devices by the administration server are common to a plurality of the mobile communication devices for the administration server.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein storing the plurality of call destination mapping rules comprises storing the rules in memory protected from user access.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising replacing, in accordance with a long distance call destination mapping rule, a first call destination number that is a long distance call destination number with a second call destination number including a long distance network access dialing code.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising replacing, in accordance with a long distance call destination mapping rule including a location state condition and a corresponding long distance network access dialing code for the location state condition, a first call destination number that is a long distance call destination number with a second call destination number including a long distance network access dialing code.

12. A mobile communication device comprising:

a central processing unit;

a memory;

wireless communications capabilities; and

a call destination mapping module including computer-readable instructions which, when executed on the central processing unit, cause the mobile communication device to;

store a plurality of call destination mapping rules in the memory;

assign relative priorities to the call destination mapping rules;

map a first call destination number of a call action within the device for a first call destination number of a call destination to an intermediate call destination number, in accordance with a first call destination mapping rule among the plurality of call destination mapping rules;

map the intermediate call destination number to a second call destination number in accordance with a second call destination mapping rule among the plurality of call destination mapping rules, the second call destination mapping rule assigned to a lower relative priority than the first call destination mapping rule; and

replace the first call destination number in the call action with the second call destination number.

13. The device of claim 12 wherein the call destination mapping module further includes computer-readable instructions which, when executed on the central processing unit, cause the mobile communication device to map a further destination number to another further destination number in accordance with a further call destination number rule, among the plurality of call destination mapping rules, the further call destination number rule including a mobile communication device state condition and causing the mobile communication device to:

determine if a mobile communication device state matches the state condition; and

map the further destination number to the another further destination number only if the mobile communication device state matches the state condition for the further call destination number rule.

14. The device of claim 13 wherein the call destination mapping module further including computer-readable instructions which, when executed on the central processing unit, cause the mobile communication device to determine if a mobile device state matches a state condition by accessing on-device functionality.

15. A computer program product including a non-transitory computer readable medium, and stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium computer-readable instructions which, when executed on a central processing unit of a mobile communication device having wireless communication capabilities, cause the mobile communication device to:

store a plurality of call destination mapping rules on the mobile communication device;

assign relative priorities to the call destination mapping rules;

map a first call destination number of a call action within the device for a first call destination number of a call destination to an intermediate call destination number, in accordance with a first call destination mapping rule among the plurality of call destination mapping rules;

map the intermediate call destination number to a second call destination number in accordance with a second call destination mapping rule among the plurality of call destination mapping rules, the second call destination mapping rule assigned to a lower relative priority than the first call destination mapping rule; and

replace the first call destination number in the call action with the second call destination number.

16. The product of claim 15 wherein the plurality of call destination mapping rules further comprises a further calling number destination rule including a mobile communication device state condition and the product further comprises the computer-readable instructions which, when executed on the central processing unit, cause the mobile communication device to:

map a destination number to another destination number in accordance with the further call destination number rule;

determine if a mobile communication device state matches the state condition; and

map the destination number to another destination number only if the mobile communication device state matches the state condition for the further call destination number rule.

17. The product of claim 16 further comprising the computer-readable instructions which, when executed on the central processing unit, cause the mobile communication device to determine if a mobile device state matches a state condition by accessing on-device functionality.