System and method of automatically generating and sending text messages
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1. A method of automatically generating text messages in response to an incoming telephone call, the method comprising:
- receiving the incoming telephone call at a text message capable wireless device from a calling device;
determining whether an automatic text message engine within the text message capable wireless device is enabled;
determining whether a user of the text message capable wireless device is unavailable to receive the incoming telephone call;
enabling the automatic text message engine in response to determining that the automatic text message engine is not enabled and that the user of the text message capable wireless device is unavailable to receive the incoming telephone call;
determining whether the calling device is capable of receiving a text message; and
automatically generating a text message and transmitting the text message to the calling device in response to determining that the calling device is capable of receiving the text message and that the automatic text message engine is enabled.
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Abstract
A method of automatically generating text messages in response to a telephone call is disclosed and may include receiving an incoming telephone call at a text message capable device from a calling device, determining whether a text message engine within the text message capable device is enabled, automatically generating a text message when the text message engine is enabled and transmitting the text message to the calling device.
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1. A method of automatically generating text messages in response to an incoming telephone call, the method comprising:
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receiving the incoming telephone call at a text message capable wireless device from a calling device; determining whether an automatic text message engine within the text message capable wireless device is enabled; determining whether a user of the text message capable wireless device is unavailable to receive the incoming telephone call; enabling the automatic text message engine in response to determining that the automatic text message engine is not enabled and that the user of the text message capable wireless device is unavailable to receive the incoming telephone call; determining whether the calling device is capable of receiving a text message; and automatically generating a text message and transmitting the text message to the calling device in response to determining that the calling device is capable of receiving the text message and that the automatic text message engine is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A text message capable wireless device, comprising:
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means for receiving an incoming telephone call from a calling device; means for determining whether an automatic text message engine within the text message capable wireless device is enabled; and means for determining whether a user of the text message capable wireless device is unavailable to receive the incoming telephone call; means for enabling the automatic text message engine in response to determining that the automatic text message engine is not enabled and that the user of the text message capable wireless device is unavailable to receive the incoming telephone call; means for determining whether the calling device is capable of receiving a text message; and means for automatically generating a text message and means for transmitting the text message to the calling device in response to determining that the calling device is capable of receiving the text message and that the automatic text message engine is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A text message capable wireless device, comprising:
a processor, wherein the processor is operable to; receive an incoming telephone call from a calling device; determine whether an automatic text message engine within the text message capable wireless device is enabled; determine whether a user of the text message capable wireless device is unavailable to receive the incoming telephone call; enable an automatic text message engine in response to determining that the automatic text engine is disabled and that the user of the text message capable wireless device is unavailable to receive the incoming telephone call; determine whether the calling device is capable of receiving a text message; and automatically generate a text message and transmit the text message to the calling device in response to determining that the calling device is capable of receiving the text message and that the automatic text message engine is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a text message capable wireless device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an incoming telephone call at a text message capable wireless device from a calling device; determining whether an automatic text message engine within the text message capable wireless device is enabled; determining whether a user of the text message capable wireless device is unavailable to receive the incoming telephone call enabling the automatic text message engine in response to determining that the automatic text message engine is not enabled and that the user of the text message capable wireless device is unavailable to receive the incoming telephone call; determining whether the calling device is capable of receiving a text message; and automatically generating a text message and transmitting the text message to the calling device in response to determining that the calling device is capable of receiving a text message and that the automatic text message engine is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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