Communication Rerouting via Wireless Link for Seamless Call Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional telephone systems require users to physically locate and retrieve multiple devices when a communication is received, leading to inconvenience and potential missed communications due to the cumbersome nature of carrying multiple mobile and wireline phones.
Innovation Solution
A method for rerouting communications between devices, allowing notifications of incoming communications to be sent from one device to another via wireless connections such as WiFi or Bluetooth, enabling seamless redirection of calls, messages, and other data across electronic equipment like mobile and wireline phones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple mobile telephones are carried to enable communication accessibility, then communication availability is improved, but carrying convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple communication devices into a clustered system where devices share communication capabilities. The first communication device receives communications and can transfer them to the second communication device, effectively merging their functions to provide comprehensive communication availability while reducing the need to carry all devices simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication devices are configured with universal functionality through the clustering arrangement, where either device can receive and handle communications intended for the other. This multi-functionality allows the system to maintain communication availability regardless of which device is being carried or used at any given time.
2Stability of the object's composition
If wire line telephone is placed in fixed location to provide stable communication, then communication stability is improved, but accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The second mobile communication device acts as an intermediary between the fixed wire line telephone and the user. When the user is away from the wire line telephone, the mobile device receives communications intended for the wire line phone and transfers them, mediating between the stable fixed location and the mobile user.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a spatial dimension to communication accessibility by introducing mobile devices that can operate in different locations while maintaining connection to the fixed wire line telephone through wireless communication, effectively extending the reachable space of the communication system.
3Reliability
If communication is routed through fixed telephone to provide reliable connection, then connection reliability is improved, but response time deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The communication is preliminarily received by the first communication device which is in close proximity to the user, enabling immediate notification. The system prepares the communication for potential transfer to the second device, so that if the user is near the first device, no time is lost in locating or transferring the communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically determines the optimal receiving device based on real-time conditions such as user proximity and device availability. The communication can be flexibly routed to either the first or second communication device depending on which is more accessible to the user at that moment, optimizing response time while maintaining connection reliability.
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AI summary
A device and method for rerouting a communication from a first communication device (70) to a second communication device (76) includes using a rerouting circuit (22, 60). The rerouting circuit is operative to reroute a communication intended for the first communication device to the second communication device. Rerouting of the communication may be initiated by sending a rerouting request from the device not intended to receive the communication.