EP0484067A2
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Automatic system for forwarding of calls
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1991-10-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-10-25
Abstract
Abstract Messages (such as telephone calls or data messages) are automatically forwarded to an individual who is away from his/her home or office based upon information obtained when the individual engages in a transaction or activity, such as making a credit card purchase or credit card call, that indicates his or her location, e.g., at a particular merchant or telephone (101-104). Information from the transaction that links the individual and his/her current location is forwarded to a database (150) to update an electronic record indicating the individual's availability, and where the subscriber may be reached. A call thereafter placed to the individual, either using a personal telephone number or the ordinary home or office number, causes the individual's record to be accessed and current location retrieved, so that the message can be automatically forwarded to that location. In some instances, the caller is furnished with the caller's general location (i.e., area), so that the message can be transmitted via cellular telephone, paging or other wireless communication.
Inventors
- 👤 Elliston P. Bissell
- 👤 Frank J. Campano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:17
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/54; H04M3/42229; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/0016; H04Q3/0029; H04Q3/005; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/10; H04M2203/1091; H04M2242/00; H04M2242/30; H04M7/00; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13282; H04Q2213/13513; H04Q2213/13532; H04Q2213/13547; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S379/00; Y10S379/913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
Apparatus for automatically forwarding telecommunication calls to a subscriber as a result of activity of said subscriber at a remote location, including means for deriving information regarding the location of said subscriber from information regarding said activity; means for storing said location information in a database record associated with said subscriber; and means for forwarding calls to said subscriber based upon information in said stored data base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
The invention defined in claim 1 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said activity is a credit card transaction at a merchant location, and CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said deriving means includes means for associating said merchant location with said subscriber location.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The invention defined in claim 1 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said activity is a credit card telephone call, and wherein said deriving means includes means for associating the location of the telephone at which said call is made with said subscriber location.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The invention defined in claim 1 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said forwarding means includes means for forwarding calls made to a personal telephone number assigned to said subscriber to a location identified in said storing means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The invention defined in claim 1 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said forwarding means includes means for forwarding calls made to the ordinary home or office of said subscriber to said subscriber to a location identified in said storing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention defined in claim 1 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said information deriving means includes means for deriving a reach telephone number from a merchant originated credit card transaction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
81 words
Apparatus for automatically forwarding calls to a subscriber at a location different from that subscriber's home/office location, including means for storing a subscriber database record including information for forwarding a call to said subscriber; means for updating said subscriber database record as a result of a transaction or activity of said subscriber, said transaction or activity being indicative of the present location of said subscriber, and means for accessing said database record in response to a call directed to said subscriber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
69 words
Apparatus for forwarding telecommunication calls to an individual traveling away from his/her normal location, including means for storing information indicative of the present location of said individual; means for updating said stored information as a result of a transaction made by said individual, said transaction involving use of a telecommunications network originating at a certain location; and means for routing telecommunications calls to said individual at said certain location.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention defined in claim 8 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said transaction includes a credit card transaction; or a credit card call; or a banking transaction at an ATM.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The invention defined in claim 8 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said apparatus further includes means for accessing said stored information using a personal locator number assigned to said individual; and means for routing calls made to said individual using said stored information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The invention defined in claim 8 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said apparatus further includes means for accessing said stored information using an ordinary telecommunication number assigned to said individual; and means for routing calls made to said individual using said stored information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The invention defined in claim 8 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said telecommunications calls include: a voice call; or a data call; or a facsimile transmission; or a cellular telephone call; or notification via radiotelephone paging.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
64 words
A method of automatically forwarding telecommunication calls to a subscriber as a result of activity of said subscriber at a remote location, including the steps of deriving information regarding the location of said subscriber from information regarding said activity; storing said location information in a database record associated with said subscriber; and forwarding calls to said subscriber based upon information in said stored database.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method defined in claim 13 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said activity is a credit card transaction at a merchant location, and CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said deriving step includes associating said merchant location with said subscriber location.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method defined in claim 13 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said activity is a credit card telephone call, and wherein said deriving step includes associating the location of the telephone at which said call is made with said subscriber location.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method defined in claim 13 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said forwarding step includes forwarding calls made to a personal telephone number assigned to said subscriber to a location identified in said storing step.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method defined in claim 13 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said forwarding step includes forwarding calls made to the ordinary home or office of said subscriber to said subscriber to a location identified in said storing step.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method defined in claim 13 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said information deriving step includes deriving a reach telephone number from a merchant originated credit card transaction.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of automatically forwarding calls to a subscriber at a location different from that subscriber's home/office location, including the steps of storing a subscriber database record including information for forwarding a call to said subscriber; updating said subscriber database record as a result of a transaction or activity of said subscriber, said transaction or activity being indicative of the present location of said subscriber, and accessing said database record in response to a call directed to said subscriber.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
67 words
A method of forwarding telecommunication calls to an individual traveling away from his/her normal location, including the steps of storing information indicative of the present location of said individual; updating said stored information as a result of a transaction made by said individual, said transaction involving use of a telecommunications network originating at a certain location; and routing telecommunications calls to said individual at said certain location.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method defined in claim 20 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said transaction includes a credit card transaction; or a credit card call; or a banking transaction at an ATM.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method defined in claim 20 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said method further includes accessing said stored information using a personal locator number assigned to said individual; and routing calls made to said individual using said stored information.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method defined in claim 20 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said method further includes accessing said stored information using an ordinary telecommunication number assigned to said individual; and routing calls made to said individual using said stored information.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method defined in claim 20 CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said telecommunications call includes: a voice call; or a data call; or a facsimile transmission; or a cellular telephone call; or notification via radiotelephone paging.
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