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Method and apparatus to establish a communication connection

  • US 9,641,661 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2007
  • Issued: 05/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mobile computing device, comprising:

  • a communication management module to;

    receive connection information from a destination device, the connection information comprising a plurality of communication modes accepted by the destination device and connection priority information indicative of a level of acceptance of each communication mode of the plurality of communication modes, wherein the level of acceptance of a communication mode of the plurality of communication modes indicates a likelihood of successfully initially establishing a communication session, using the communication mode, with a user of the destination device, wherein the connection priority information comprises information representative of a context of the destination device when the connection information was transmitted from the destination device, and wherein the context of the destination device includes context selected from the group consisting of a location of the destination device and calendar information of the destination device;

    set a priority level for each communication mode based upon the connection priority information;

    display the plurality of communication modes on a display of the mobile computing device, each communication mode of the plurality of communication modes having a connection priority information indicator indicative of the priority level for each communication mode; and

    automatically attempt to initiate communication with the destination device using different communication modes of the plurality of communication modes until a communication connection is established, wherein the automatically attempting to initiate communication with the destination device includes automatically selecting a communication mode from the plurality of communication modes and initiating communication with the destination device based on the automatic selection, an order of attempted communication modes determined using the connection priority information.

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