Wireless call information transfer
US7236772B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/2749
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a cellular telephone includes a memory and a transmitter. The memory is adapted to store a telephone number associated with an incoming telephone call, and the transmitter is adapted to transmit the telephone number to another telephone. The cellular telephone may also include a receiver and a calling unit. The receiver is adapted to receive a different telephone number from the another telephone, and the calling unit is adapted to place an outgoing telephone call to the different telephone number. In an alternative embodiment, a method of placing a telephone call from a telephone includes the steps of receiving, over a wireless link, call related information from another telephone, and placing an outgoing call based on the call related information. The other telephone may be a cellular telephone, and the call related information may include a telephone number associated with a telephone call previously received by the other telephone.
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