Bridge line appearance for location-aware mobile devices

US9294985B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RingCentral, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Vlad Vendrow · Redwood Shores, US
• Bruce Young · San Jose, US
• Praful Shah · Los Altos Hills, US
• Boris Elpiner · Sunnyvale, US
• Vladimir Shmunis · Hillsborough, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 1, 2014
• Grant date: Mar 22, 2016
• Expiry date: Dec 1, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M2203/2044
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A vPBX server manages calls in a bridged line appearance (BLA) group. A BLA group can include extensions for location-aware mobile devices. The vPBX server contains location based forwarding rules that can be applied together with BLA redirection rules in managing incoming calls. A single extension can appear as a user interface element (e.g., an icon or button) on multiple mobile devices. Using the user interface element, a primary user can view a secondary user's status, including the secondary user's location information. The vPBX server allows the primary user to redirect the incoming calls to devices in accordance with the forwarding rules and the redirection rules.