Intelligent Handling of Message Refusal
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a receiver for receiving one or more signals that indicate that a first message is refused at a telecommunications terminal while said telecommunications terminal is receiving a second message; and
a processor for;
selecting, in response to said one or more signals, a message type T from a plurality of message types, wherein the selection is based on the type of said second message, andtransmitting a signal to prompt the sender of said first message to send a message of the selected message type T.
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Abstract
An apparatus for intelligently responding when a user refuses an incoming message at a telecommunications terminal is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiments, the apparatus comprises a processor that prompts the user to optionally specify (i) one or more acceptable alternative message delivery mechanisms (e.g., email, text chat, etc.), and/or (ii) one or more alternative devices (e.g., pager, PDA, etc.) when a user refuses an incoming message. For example, a user in a noisy environment who refuses a voice telephone call might specify the following as alternative delivery mechanisms and devices: short message service (SMS) on the user'"'"'s pager, text chat on the same device as the first message, and email on the user'"'"'s personal digital assistant (PDA).
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving one or more signals that indicate that a first message is refused at a telecommunications terminal while said telecommunications terminal is receiving a second message; and a processor for; selecting, in response to said one or more signals, a message type T from a plurality of message types, wherein the selection is based on the type of said second message, and transmitting a signal to prompt the sender of said first message to send a message of the selected message type T. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving one or more signals that indicate that a first message is refused at a first telecommunications terminal while said first telecommunications terminal is receiving a second message; and a processor for; selecting, in response to said one or more signals, a second telecommunications terminal from a plurality of telecommunications terminals, wherein the selection is based on the type of said second message, and transmitting a signal to prompt the sender of said first message to send a message to said second telecommunications terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving one or more signals that indicate that a first message is refused at a first telecommunications terminal while said first telecommunications terminal is receiving a second message; and a processor for; selecting, in response to said one or more signals, a second telecommunications terminal from a plurality of telecommunications terminals, wherein the selection is based on the type of said first message, and transmitting a signal to prompt the sender of said first message to send a message to said second telecommunications terminal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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