Location-Based Forwarding of a Communication
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Abstract
The invention provides a method and a system for forwarding a telephone call. The inventive method includes receiving a telephone call from a calling party line to a called party line, determining a location of the called party, determining a proximity of the location of the called party to one or more subscriber locations, and directing the telephone call to the one or more subscriber locations based on the determined proximity. The subscriber locations may be predefined by the called party. The location of the called party may be determined using a global position system and/or a radio frequency signal, for example.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method for directing a communication, comprising:
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receiving at least one called party-defined subscriber location defined by a called party; receiving at least one service provider-defined subscriber location defined by a service provider; receiving at least one temporary subscriber location; receiving a telephone call from a calling party to the called party; determining a current location of the called party; determining a proximity of the current location of the called party to the called party-defined subscriber location, the service provider-defined subscriber location, and the temporary subscribe location; and directing the telephone call to the called party-defined subscriber location, the service provider-defined subscriber location, and the temporary subscriber location based on the determined proximity. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for directing a communication, comprising:
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a memory for storing a program containing code for directing the communication; and a processor functionally coupled to the memory, the processor being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the program and configured to receive at least one called party-defined subscriber location defined by a called party, receive at least one service provider-defined subscriber location defined by a service provider, receive at least one temporary subscriber location, receive a telephone call from a calling party to the called party, determine a current location of the called party, determine a proximity of the current location of the called party to the called party-defined subscriber location, the service provider-defined subscriber location, and the temporary subscribe location, and direct the telephone call to the called party-defined subscriber location, the service provider-defined subscriber location, and the temporary subscriber location based on the determined proximity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to provide a method for directing a communication, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one called party-defined subscriber location defined by a called party; receiving at least one service provider-defined subscriber location defined by a service provider; receiving at least one temporary subscriber location; receiving a telephone call from a calling party to the called party; determining a current location of the called party; determining a proximity of the current location of the called party to the called party-defined subscriber location, the service provider-defined subscriber location, and the temporary subscribe location; and directing the telephone call to the called party-defined subscriber location, the service provider-defined subscriber location, and the temporary subscriber location based on the determined proximity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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