CELL PHONE AND INCOMING CALL FORWARDING METHOD
First Claim
1. A cell phone comprising:
- a first communication unit configured to communicate with other cell phones via a base station;
a second communication unit configured to communicate directly with other cell phones located within a predetermined distance; and
a controller, whereinthe controller stores a list including an identifier of a candidate cell phone for a forwarding destination of a connection request signal for requesting a communication connection, andif the controller receives the connection request signal via the first communication unit and then a user does not respond within a predetermined time or if a forwarding instruction is provided from a sender of the connection request signal, the controller conducts a search to see whether another cell phone having an identifier included in the list is located within the predetermined distance via the second communication unit, and if the controller finds the another cell phone having an identifier included in the list, the controller instructs, via the first communication unit, the base station to forward the connection request signal to the another cell phone.
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Abstract
A cell phone includes a first communication unit configured to communicate with other cell phones via a base station, a second communication unit configured to communicate directly with other cell phones located within a predetermined distance, and a controller, wherein, the controller stores a list including an identifier of a candidate cell phone for a forwarding destination of a connection request signal for requesting a communication connection, and if the controller receives the connection request signal via the first communication unit and then a user does not respond within a predetermined time or if a forwarding instruction is provided from a sender of the connection request signal, the controller conducts a search to see whether another cell phone having an identifier included in the list is located within the predetermined distance via the second communication unit, and if the controller finds the another cell phone having an identifier included in the list, the controller instructs, via the first communication unit, the base station to forward the connection request signal to the another cell phone.
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8 Claims
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1. A cell phone comprising:
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a first communication unit configured to communicate with other cell phones via a base station; a second communication unit configured to communicate directly with other cell phones located within a predetermined distance; and a controller, wherein the controller stores a list including an identifier of a candidate cell phone for a forwarding destination of a connection request signal for requesting a communication connection, and if the controller receives the connection request signal via the first communication unit and then a user does not respond within a predetermined time or if a forwarding instruction is provided from a sender of the connection request signal, the controller conducts a search to see whether another cell phone having an identifier included in the list is located within the predetermined distance via the second communication unit, and if the controller finds the another cell phone having an identifier included in the list, the controller instructs, via the first communication unit, the base station to forward the connection request signal to the another cell phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A cell phone comprising:
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a first communication unit configured to communicate with other cell phones via a base station; and a second communication unit configured to communicate directly with other cell phones located within a predetermined distance, wherein a list including an identifier of a group member cell phone is stored, if a user does not respond within a predetermined time after reception of a connection request signal for requesting a communication connection via the first communication unit or if an instruction to forward an incoming call information is provided from a sender of the connection request signal, a search, to see whether the another cell phone having the identifier included in the list is located within the predetermined distance via the second communication unit, is conducted, wherein, if the another cell phone having the identifier included in the list is found, incoming call information, including a identifier of the sender of the connection request signal, is forwarded to the another cell phone via the second communication unit, wherein, upon the receipt of the incoming call information via the second communication unit, it is checked whether an identifier included in the incoming call information is included in the list, wherein, if the identifier included in the incoming call information is included in the list, it is displayed on a display that there has been an incoming call from the another cell phone indicated by the identifier.
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7. An incoming call forwarding method performed by a cell phone including a first communication unit configured to communicate with other cell phones via a base station and a second communication unit configured to communicate directly with other cell phones located within a predetermined distance, the method comprising:
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a) storing a list including an identifier of a candidate cell phone for a forwarding destination of a connection request signal for requesting a communication connection; b) conducting a search to see whether another cell phone having an identifier included in the list is located within the predetermined distance via the second communication unit, if a user does not respond within a predetermined time after reception of the connection request signal via the first communication unit or if an instruction to forward is provided from a sender of the connection request signal; and c) instructing the base station, via the first communication unit, to forward the connection request signal to the another cell phone, if a cell phone having the identifier included in the list is found. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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