Nokia Corporation

Jens-Uwe Sohner

Reza Serafat

Hans-Mathias Glatzer

Amir Imam

The present invention relates to a method of remotely changing operating characteristics of a communications device selected for signaling an incoming message or call to a user. To allow signaling an urgent incoming message or call to a user even if the device to be called is in a mute state, the method comprises the steps of: transmitting control data from a calling device (MSI) to a device (MS) to called; changing a group of operating characteristics of the device (MS) to be called in accordance with the transmitted control data; and signaling an incoming message or call in accordance with the operating characteristics set up in the previous step.

Method of remotely changing operating characteristics of a communications device

The present invention relates to a method of remotely changing operating characteristics of a communications device selected for signaling an incoming message or cal to a user. To allow signaling an urgent incoming message or call to a user even if the device to be called is in a mute state, the method comprises the steps of: transmitting control data from a calling device (MS) to a device (MS) to called; changing a group of operating characteristics of the device (MS) to be called in accordance with the transmitted control data; and signaling an incoming message or call in accordance with the operating characteristics set up in the previous step.

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Bochum, Germany

Jens-Uwe Sohner