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Centralized status server for call management of location-aware mobile devices

  • US 9,258,673 B2
  • Filed: 09/26/2011
  • Issued: 02/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by one or more computers, user input from a mobile device, the user input comprising information defining a geographic location;

    defining, by the one or more computers, a location rule, the location rule specifying that call requests that are directed to the mobile device when the mobile device is stationary and has a location that matches the geographic location defined by the information in the user input should be routed to a different communication device;

    receiving, by the one or more computers, location information associated with the mobile device, the location information identifying a current location associated with the mobile device;

    determining, by the one or more computers, that the current location associated with the mobile device matches the geographic location defined by the information in the user input;

    determining, by the one or more computers, that the mobile device is stationary;

    receiving, by the one or more computers, a call request intended for the mobile device; and

    routing, by the one or more computers, the call request intended for the mobile device to the different communication device specified by the location rule in response to determining that the current location associated with the mobile device matches the geographic location and that the mobile device is stationary.

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