Location based automatic dialling
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1. A method comprising:
- monitoring a physical location of a first communications terminal that is connected to a communications network, wherein the monitoring is performed by a node of the communications network other than the first communications terminal; and
placing a call for the first communications terminal based on the physical location of the first communications terminal as compared to a predetermined location, wherein the call is placed by the node of the communications network other than the first communications terminal;
wherein the call is placed only if the first communications terminal is found to be at the physical location during a user-specified time of day;
wherein the call is placed in the absence of a request from the first communications terminal to place the call; and
wherein the placed call is between the first communications terminal and a second communications terminal.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method and apparatus for initiating a call in a mobile telephone system, comprising the steps of: comparing a current location of a mobile terminal to at least one predetermined location; and, responsive to a location match, initiating a call from the mobile terminal to a predetermined number associated with said at least one predetermined location.
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring a physical location of a first communications terminal that is connected to a communications network, wherein the monitoring is performed by a node of the communications network other than the first communications terminal; and placing a call for the first communications terminal based on the physical location of the first communications terminal as compared to a predetermined location, wherein the call is placed by the node of the communications network other than the first communications terminal; wherein the call is placed only if the first communications terminal is found to be at the physical location during a user-specified time of day; wherein the call is placed in the absence of a request from the first communications terminal to place the call; and wherein the placed call is between the first communications terminal and a second communications terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for a mobile telephone system, the apparatus comprising:
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a location comparator operative to compare a current location of a mobile terminal to at least one predetermined location; a time comparator operative to compare a current time to a predetermined user-specified time of day associated with the at least one predetermined location, wherein the user-specified time of day has been received from the user to indicate when the call should be placed; and a controller operative to initiate a call from the mobile terminal to a predetermined number associated with the at least one predetermined location in response to a location comparator match and a time comparator match. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of initiating a call in a mobile telephone system, comprising the steps of:
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comparing a current location of a mobile terminal to at least one predetermined location; comparing a current time to a predetermined user-specified time of day associated with the at least one predetermined location; and responsive to a location match and a time match, initiating a call from the mobile terminal to a predetermined number associated with said at least one predetermined location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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