Patent · US Expired

Automatic call forwarding

US6130938A · kind A · utility

192Cited by
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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 1997
Grant dateOct 10, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13405
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of forwarding calls, comprises storing a list of possible forwarding destinations for each subscriber, maintaining a behavior database for each subscriber indicating the probable location of the subscriber at any particular time, and forwarding incoming calls to the probable location determined from the behavior database. The behavior data base is dynamically updated according to the success rate of the forwarded calls.

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