Wireless Beacon Call Forwarding for Mobile Phones
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing call forwarding systems for wireless communications are cumbersome and inconvenient, requiring users to set up multiple profiles and periodically update callback numbers, which is time-consuming and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a wireless beacon to detect the location of a mobile phone and automatically forward calls to an alternate network address, such as a landline phone, by sending a call forwarding message to a cellular switch, allowing seamless routing of calls based on proximity to a designated device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users set up multiple call-diversion lists or profiles to manage call routing, then call forwarding capability is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to requiring numerous destination numbers and periodic updates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic call forwarding based on proximity detection. The mobile device automatically detects nearby fixed-line phones via wireless beacon and activates call forwarding without user intervention, eliminating the need for manual profile setup and periodic updates while maintaining versatile call routing capability
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures call forwarding rules by detecting the presence of fixed-line phones in advance. When a fixed-line phone is detected within proximity, the system proactively sets up the call forwarding relationship before any call occurs, so that when calls come in, the routing is already established without requiring real-time user input
2Measurement precision
If users manually update callback numbers periodically, then call routing accuracy is improved, but loss of time and ease of operation worsen due to repetitive manual input
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically maintains call routing accuracy by continuously detecting the presence or absence of fixed-line phones via wireless beacon. The callback number updates occur automatically based on detection results, eliminating the need for manual periodic updates while preserving accurate call routing
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback through wireless beacon detection to monitor the availability of fixed-line phones. This feedback loop automatically triggers callback number updates when detection status changes, ensuring call routing accuracy is maintained without manual intervention and reducing time loss from periodic updates
3Ease of operation
If the system detects mobile telephone location using wireless beacon, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases due to adding wireless detection functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a wireless beacon as an intermediary device that performs the detection function separately from the mobile device. The beacon detects the presence of fixed-line phones and communicates this information to the mobile device, which then activates call forwarding. This distributes system complexity across multiple components rather than concentrating it in one device
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless beacon serves multiple functions: it acts as a detection device for fixed-line phones, a communication relay between the fixed-line phone and mobile device, and a trigger mechanism for call forwarding activation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components, effectively managing system complexity while enabling automatic call forwarding
Data Source
AI summary
In a particular embodiment, a system is provided that includes a wireless beacon to provide wireless data communication with a mobile telephone to detect a location of the mobile telephone within a wireless detection area provided by a wireless beacon, and a communication interface to send a call forwarding message to a cellular switch. The call forwarding message provides an instruction to route future calls destined for the mobile telephone to an alternate network address. In another embodiment, a method of selecting a destination telephone is disclosed that includes detecting a location of a mobile telephone within a wireless detection area provided by a wireless beacon, and sending a call forwarding message to a wide area switch having a communication path targeted to the mobile telephone. The call forwarding message provides an instruction to route future calls destined for the mobile telephone to an alternative communication path.