Method for performing a predetermined action on wireless calls based on caller's location

• US 7,315,734 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2001
• Issued: 01/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia of America Corporation (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Friedenfelds, John, Richton, Robert Ellis
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost; William
• Assistant Examiner(s): PEREZ, JULIO R
• Application Number:
  US09/764,121
• Publication Number:
  US 20020098844A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,538 Days
• Field of Search: 455/445, 455/734, 455/404, 455/466.1, 455/466.02, 455/457, 455/458, 455/459, 455/412, 455/456, 455/521, 455/528, 455/456.1, 455/414, 455/532, 455/428, 455/456.3, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 342/357.1, 342/357.2, 342/359.09, 342/359.08, 342/352.05, 342/357.06, 379/45, 379/51, 379/201, 379/532
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13097 Numbering, addressing
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13103 Memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13141 Hunting for free outlet, circuit or channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13256 Call screening
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1337 Operator, emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/64 Distributing or queueing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

In the method of performing a predetermined action on wireless calls, a determination of whether a received wireless call falls within a defined area is made. If the received wireless call falls within the defined area, then the predetermined action, such as screening, is performed on the call. For example, the call is connected with an audio message.

Claims

1. A method of performing an action on wireless calls, comprising:

receiving a wireless call;

determining whether the received wireless call falls within a class of wireless calls, the class of wireless calls being one of location incentive offers, wireless based games, and wireless location based advertisements; and

performing a predetermined action on the received wireless call when the determining step determines that the received wireless call falls within the class of wireless calls, wherein

the performing the predetermined action routes the received wireless call to a first location if the received wireless call falls within the class of wireless calls, the first location being at least one of an answering point and a voice response unit, and

the received wireless call is routed to a second location if it does not fall within in the class of wireless calls, the second location being at least one of an answering point and a voice response unit and different from the first location.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing the class of wireless calls.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the action further includes screening the received wireless call.