Cast-to-call

• US 8,909,243 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2010
• Issued: 12/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Balasaygun, Mehmet C., Vick, Jason H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gelin, Jean
• Application Number:
  US12/835,021
• Publication Number:
  US 20110045845A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,610 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-457, 455/404.2, 4554141-4144, 455/422.1
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/543 User-generated data transfer, e.g. clipboards, dynamic data exchange [DDE], object linking and embedding [OLE]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/02 Topology update or discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/586 of virtual routers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0057 Services where the data services network provides a telephone service in addition or as an alternative, e.g. for backup purposes, to the telephone service provided by the telephone services network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A communication device can be equipped with global positioning system (GPS) equipment and one or more accelerometers and/or gyroscopes that can be used to determine one or more of the direction or velocity at which the communication device is “cast” by coupling the location information of the communication device, such as using GPS coordinates, cell tower triangulation, or the like, with the “cast direction” of the communication device—thereby creating a cast vector. The strength of the cast may be analyzed to assist with determining how far the cast vector should be projected. The communication device can then determine which, if any, other communications device, entities, and/or objects are within the cast vector. The direction and strength of the cast can be used to assist in creating either a two or three-dimensional sensible area, that originates with the location of the calling party, and extends therefrom a certain distance.

Claims

1. A method to contact one or more of a person, entity and object comprising:

determining a two-dimensional or three dimensional sensible zone associated with a cast-to-connect motion of a communications device, wherein the cast-to-connect motion includes a call vector that includes a position and velocity and wherein the sensible zone is determined based on the position and velocity;

determining a presence of the one or more of a person, entity and object within the sensible zone;

determining, with the cooperation of a coordinate-to-number reconciliation module, contact information associated with the one or more of a person, entity and object within the sensible zone; and

establishing a communication with the one or more of a person, entity and object within the sensible zone.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising dialing a number associated with the one or more of a person, entity and object within the sensible zone.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying a user as to which one of the one or more of a person, entity and object within the sensible zone to connect to.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing the communication includes automatically dialing a number associated with the one or more of a person, entity and object within the sensible zone.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a list of potential contactees based on the presence of the one or more of the person, entity and object within the sensible zone.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a plurality of contact options to a caller.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving input from one or more of an accelerometer and gyroscope as input for the cast-to-connect motion.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a location of a caller.

9. One or more means for performing the steps of claim 1.

10. A non-transitory computer readable information storage media having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by a processor, perform the steps of claim 1.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein a user defines a cast distance for the sensible zone.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensible zone is the two-dimensional sensible zone.

11. A system to contact one or more of a person, entity and object comprising:

a sensible zone management module that determines a two-dimensional or three dimensional sensible zone associated with a cast-to-connect motion of a communications device, wherein the cast-to-connect motion includes a call vector that includes a position and velocity and wherein the sensible zone is determined based on the position and velocity;

a location manager that determined a presence of the one or more of a person, entity and object within the sensible zone;

a coordinate-to-number reconciliation module that determines contact information associated with the one or more of a person, entity and object within the sensible zone; and

an auto-dialer that establishes a communication with the one or more of a person, entity and object within the sensible zone.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the auto-dialer dials a number associated with the one or more of the one or more of a person, entity and object within the sensible zone.

15. The system of claim 11, further comprising a display and input device that queries a user as to which one of the one or more of a person, entity and object within the sensible zone to connect to.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein establishing the communication includes automatically dialing a number associated with the one or more of a person, entity and object within the sensible zone.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein a list of potential contactees is provided to a user based on the presence of the one or more of the person, entity and object within the sensible zone.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein a plurality of contact options are provided to a caller.

19. The system of claim 11, further comprising one or more of an accelerometer and gyroscope that provide input for the cast-to-connect motion.

20. The system of claim 11, further comprising a GPS module that determines a location of a caller.