Methods, systems, and products for routing communications
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a server, a communication associated with a recipient'"'"'s communications address;
retrieving, by the server, global positioning system information associated with the recipient'"'"'s communications address;
retrieving, by the server, a schedule associated with the recipient'"'"'s communications address;
comparing, by the server, the schedule to a time associated with the communication and to the global positioning system information;
determining, by the server, that the global positioning system information and the time correspond to an entry in the schedule; and
selecting, by the server, an alternate destination for the communication in response to the global positioning system information and the time corresponding to the entry in the schedule.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products route communications according to schedules. When an incoming communication is detected, a schedule is retrieved that is associated with a recipient'"'"'s address. A time associated with the communication is compared to entries in the schedule. If a match is determined, then an alternate destination may be chosen.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a server, a communication associated with a recipient'"'"'s communications address; retrieving, by the server, global positioning system information associated with the recipient'"'"'s communications address; retrieving, by the server, a schedule associated with the recipient'"'"'s communications address; comparing, by the server, the schedule to a time associated with the communication and to the global positioning system information; determining, by the server, that the global positioning system information and the time correspond to an entry in the schedule; and selecting, by the server, an alternate destination for the communication in response to the global positioning system information and the time corresponding to the entry in the schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising; receiving a communication to a recipient'"'"'s communications address; retrieving global positioning system information associated with the recipient'"'"'s communications address; retrieving a schedule associated with the recipient'"'"'s communications address; comparing the schedule to a time associated with the recipient'"'"'s communications address and to the global positioning system information; determining that the global positioning system information and the time correspond to an entry in the schedule; and selecting an alternate destination for the communication in response to the global positioning system information and the time corresponding to the entry in the schedule. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A memory device storing instructions which when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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processing a communication to a recipient'"'"'s communications address; retrieving a schedule associated with the recipient'"'"'s communications address; comparing the schedule to a time associated with the recipient'"'"'s communications address and to the global positioning system information; determining a match between an entry in the schedule and the time associated with the recipient'"'"'s communications address; selecting an alternate destination for the communication in response to the match; retrieving a profile associated with the recipient'"'"'s communications address; and retrieving a rule associated with the recipient'"'"'s communications address. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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