Method and system for communication behavior

• US 9,088,882 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2009
• Issued: 07/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Ferren, Bran
• Primary Examiner(s): Sarwar, Babar
• Application Number:
  US12/646,389
• Publication Number:
  US 20100317341A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,036 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.1, 455/419, 455/418, 455/456.1, 4554121-4141, 379/142.02
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

A method and system may include receiving an incoming call from a caller at a mobile device. The call information including one or more of a priority level and a group based on the call; may be received. A call handling rule to apply may be determined based on the call information. It may be determined whether to automatically override the call handling rule based on the call information and an implicit override parameter. Notification may be provided based on the override determination.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a wireless interface subsystem; and

a processor and memory, the memory including data and instructions that when executed cause the processor to;

obtain call information received with an incoming call;

determine a call handling rule to apply to the incoming call based on the call information;

retrieve additional call information for the incoming call from a server over a network connection;

determine whether to automatically override the call handling rule based on an implicit override parameter generated using the retrieved additional call information, the retrieved additional call information including a name or address of a caller for the incoming call from which it is inferred that the incoming call is a solicitation call and the implicit override parameter causes the incoming call to go directly to voicemail; and

determine whether to automatically override the call handling rule also based on reception of an override codes including a voice recognition input override code and a biometric input override code.

2. The mobile device claim 1, wherein the call information received with the incoming call comprises at least one of a priority, a group, a relationship, an identity, and a phone number.

3. The mobile device of claim 1, determine whether to automatically override the call handling rule also based on an ambient noise level.

4. The mobile device of claim 3, the memory including data and instructions to operate the processor to cause the mobile device to ring when the ambient noise level is above a threshold.

5. The mobile device of claim 3, the memory including data and instructions to operate the processor to cause the mobile device to vibrate when the ambient noise level is below a threshold.

6. An article comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor enable a system to:

obtain call information received with an incoming call;

determine a call handling rule to apply to the incoming call based on the call information;

retrieve additional call information for the incoming call from a server over a network connection, the additional call information including a name or address of a caller for the incoming call from which an inference is made as to whether the incoming call is a solicitation call;

determine whether to automatically override the call handling rule based on an implicit override parameter generated if the inference is made that the incoming call is a solicitation call, the implicit override parameter to cause the incoming call to go directly to voicemail; and

determine whether to automatically override the call handling rule also based on reception of override codes including a voice recognition input override code and a biometric input override code.

7. The article of claim 6, wherein the call information received with the incoming call comprises at least one of a priority, a group, a relationship, an identity, and a phone number.

8. The article of claim 6, comprising instructions that when executed by the processor enable the system to determine whether to automatically override the call handling rule also based on an ambient noise level.

9. The article of claim 8, comprising instructions that when executed by the processor enable the system to cause a mobile device to ring when the ambient noise level is above a threshold.

10. The article of claim 8, comprising instructions that when executed by the processor enable the system to cause a mobile device to vibrate when the ambient noise level is below a threshold.

11. A mobile device comprising:

a wireless interface subsystem; and

a processor and memory, the memory including data and instructions that when executed cause the processor to;

receive an indication of an incoming call;

determine a call handling rule to apply a type of alert for the incoming call based on at least one of a time of day and a day of a week of the incoming call;

retrieve call information for the incoming call from a server over a network connection, the call information including a name or address of a caller for the incoming call from which an inference is made as to whether the incoming call is a solicitation call;

determine whether to automatically override the call handling rule based on an implicit override parameter generated if the inference is made that the incoming call is a solicitation call, the implicit override parameter to cause the incoming call to CIO directly to voicemail; and

determine whether to automatically override the call handling rule also based on reception of an override codes including a voice recognition input override code and a biometric input override code.

12. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the time of day is a range between particular hours of the day.

13. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the call handling rule to set a vibrate setting for the type of alert based on the time of day or the day of the week of the incoming call.

14. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the call handling rule to set a ring setting for the type of alert based on the time of day or the day of the week of the incoming call.

15. An article comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor enable a system to:

receive an indication of an incoming call;

determine a call handling rule to apply a type of alert for the incoming call based on at least one of a time of day and a day of a week of the incoming call;

retrieve call information for the incoming call from a server over a network connection, the call information including a name or address of a caller for the incoming call from which an inference is made as to whether the incoming call is a solicitation call;

determine whether to automatically override the call handling rule based on an implicit override parameter generated if the inference is made that the incoming call is a solicitation call, the implicit override parameter to cause the incoming call to go directly to voicemail; and

determine whether to automatically override the call handling rule also based on reception of an override codes including a voice recognition input override code or and a biometric input override code.

16. The article of claim 15, wherein the time of day is a range between particular hours of the day.

17. The article of claim 15, wherein the call handling rule to set a vibrate setting for the type of alert based on the time of day or day of the week of the incoming call.

18. The article of claim 15, wherein the call handling rule to set a ring setting for the type of alert based on the time of day or day of the week of the incoming call.