US6427074B1
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Battery charging indication message from a wireless terminal
Assignee: Avaya Inc
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Filing: 1999-08-31
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Granted: 2002-07-30
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Expires: 2019-08-31
Abstract
Abstract Transmitting a “plugged into charger” message to a wireless telecommunication switching system by a wireless terminal when inserted into a charging unit. The wireless telecommunication switching system is responsive to the “plugged into charger” message to remove the wireless terminal from the call coverage path of the user. The wireless telecommunication switching system can add to the call coverage path of the user the telephone number of the cellular telephone utilized by the user when the user is out of the building. In a second embodiment of the invention, the wireless terminal transmits the message to invoke the “send all calls” state when the wireless terminal is plugged into a charging unit. In a third embodiment of the invention, the wireless terminal transmits a call transfer message that transfers all incoming calls to another terminal when the wireless terminal is plugged into the charging unit.
Inventors
- 👤 David L. Chavez, Jr.
- 👤 Stephen M. Thieler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 17:20
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/006; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M2207/00; H04M2207/20; H04M2207/206; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/46; H04M3/54; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/12; H04W4/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of processing calls for a wireless terminal serviced by a wireless switching system, comprising the steps of: detecting insertion into a battery charger by the wireless terminal; transmitting a first message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of insertion into the battery charger to request modification of a call coverage path of the wireless terminal resulting in removal of the wireless terminal from the call coverage path; detecting removal from the battery charger by the wireless terminal; and transmitting a second message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of removal from the battery charger to request modification of the call coverage path of the wireless terminal resulting in insertion of the wireless terminal back into the call coverage path.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of processing calls for a wireless terminal serviced by a wireless switching system, comprising the steps of: detecting insertion into a battery charger by the wireless terminal; transmitting a first message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of insertion into the battery charger to request modification of a call coverage path of the wireless terminal resulting in removal of the wireless terminal from the call coverage path; detecting removal from the battery charger by the wireless terminal; and transmitting a second message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of removal from the battery charger to request modification of the call coverage path of the wireless terminal resulting in insertion of the wireless terminal back into the call coverage path.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 1 further comprises the steps of removing the wireless terminal from the call coverage path in response to the first message by the wireless switching system; and inserting the wireless terminal back into the call coverage path in response to the second message by the wireless switching system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 2 further comprises the step of inserting a cellular telephone used by the user of the wireless terminal into the call coverage path in response to the first message by the wireless switching system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 3 further comprises the step of removing the cellular telephone used by the user of the wireless terminal from the call coverage path in response to the second message by the wireless switching system.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of processing calls for a wireless terminal serviced by a wireless switching system, comprising the steps of: detecting insertion into a battery charger by the wireless terminal; transmitting a first message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of insertion into the battery charger where the first message requests activation of a send all call feature for the wireless terminal; detecting removal from the battery charger by the wireless terminal; and transmitting a second message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of removal from the battery charger where the second message requests deactivation of the send all call feature for the wireless terminal.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of processing calls for a wireless terminal serviced by a wireless switching system, comprising the steps of: detecting insertion into a battery charger by the wireless terminal; transmitting a first message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of insertion into the battery charger where the first message requests activation of a send all call feature for the wireless terminal; detecting removal from the battery charger by the wireless terminal; and transmitting a second message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of removal from the battery charger where the second message requests deactivation of the send all call feature for the wireless terminal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 5 further comprises the step of routing calls to a cellular telephone used by the user of the wireless terminal by the wireless switching system in response the first message.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of processing calls for a wireless terminal serviced by a wireless switching system, comprising the steps of: detecting insertion into a battery charger by the wireless terminal; transmitting a first message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of insertion into the battery charger where the first message requests activation of a call transfer feature for the wireless terminal and includes a telephone number to which calls are to be transferred; detecting removal from the battery charger by the wireless terminal; and transmitting a second message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of removal from the battery charger where the second message requests deactivation of the call transfer feature for the wireless terminal.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of processing calls for a wireless terminal serviced by a wireless switching system, comprising the steps of: detecting insertion into a battery charger by the wireless terminal; transmitting a first message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of insertion into the battery charger where the first message requests activation of a call transfer feature for the wireless terminal and includes a telephone number to which calls are to be transferred; detecting removal from the battery charger by the wireless terminal; and transmitting a second message by the wireless terminal in response to the detection of removal from the battery charger where the second message requests deactivation of the call transfer feature for the wireless terminal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the telephone number identifies a cellular telephone used by the user of the wireless terminal.
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