Priority incoming call alerting system for a wireless communication system
US6665534B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The priority incoming call alerting system for a wireless communication system functions to automatically identify the subscriber's need for privacy in terms of the present location of a wireless subscriber or the subscriber's manually indicated preference, and process incoming calls as a function of this desired privacy and the priority of the incoming call. This is accomplished by providing a wireless communication system with a priority incoming call alerting system that includes call priority identification apparatus and optionally subscriber location identifying apparatus to thereby enable the wireless communication system to automatically screen incoming calls that are directed to the wireless subscriber and only alert the subscriber of the presence of a priority incoming call from a calling party, yet routes all non-priority calls to a call coverage point. The priority incoming call alerting system functions to identify various locales in which the call alerting system should be automatically activated and incoming calls to a subscriber's wireless communication device are not processed unless the incoming call has assigned thereto a predetermined priority. The activation of …
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