Method of remotely changing operating characteristics of a communications device
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1. A communication device comprising:
- a processor configured to store one or more operating profiles for the communication device, one or more of the operating profiles controlling a plurality of operating characteristics;
a processor configured to enable a detection of a profile change control message, the processor being further configured to determine if the profile change control message is authorized;
a processor configured to automatically enable a simultaneous modification of one or more of the operating characteristics in an original operating profile of the device to a new profile specified in the profile control message upon determining that the profile control change message is authorized and enable a sending of an acknowledgement message of the new operating profile;
a processor configured to enable a detection of an incoming call associated with the profile change control message and provide a call notification in accordance with the new operating profile;
a processor configured to enable a detection of a profile reset message when the incoming call is complete and reset the new operating profile to the original operating profile.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of remotely changing operating characteristics of a communications device selected for signaling an incoming message or call to a user. To allow signaling an urgent incoming message or call to a user even if the device to be called is in a mute state, the method comprises the steps of: transmitting control data from a calling device (MSI) to a device (MS2) to called; changing a group of operating characteristics of the device (MS2) to be called in accordance with the transmitted control data; and signaling an incoming message or call in accordance with the operating characteristics set up in the previous step.
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1. A communication device comprising:
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a processor configured to store one or more operating profiles for the communication device, one or more of the operating profiles controlling a plurality of operating characteristics; a processor configured to enable a detection of a profile change control message, the processor being further configured to determine if the profile change control message is authorized; a processor configured to automatically enable a simultaneous modification of one or more of the operating characteristics in an original operating profile of the device to a new profile specified in the profile control message upon determining that the profile control change message is authorized and enable a sending of an acknowledgement message of the new operating profile; a processor configured to enable a detection of an incoming call associated with the profile change control message and provide a call notification in accordance with the new operating profile; a processor configured to enable a detection of a profile reset message when the incoming call is complete and reset the new operating profile to the original operating profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication device comprising:
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a user interface configured to allow a creation of a profile control change message; a processor configured to enable a transmission of the profile control change message to another device; a processor configured to enable a detection of an acknowledgement message from the another device indicating a simultaneous change in one or more operating characteristics in an operating profile of the another device to a modified operating profile designated in the profile control change message; a processor configured to enable a call from the device to the another device; and a processor configured to enable a transmission of a profile reset message to the another device when the call is ended, to cause the another device to return the modified operating profile to an original profile. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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detecting a profile change control message in a communication device; determining if the profile change control message is authorized; automatically simultaneously modifying one or more operating characteristics in an original operating profile of the device to a new profile specified in the profile change control message upon determining that the profile control change message is authorized; sending an acknowledgement message of the modified operating profile; detecting an incoming call associated with the profile change control message; providing a call notification in accordance with the modified operating profile; detecting a profile reset message when the incoming call is complete; and resetting the modified operating profile to the original operating profile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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