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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2017
Pinger, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Bin Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);
Pinger, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
According to various embodiments, declined (or unanswered) calls to an alternate number on a mobile device can be handled differently than declined calls to the device's native phone number. For example, such declined (or unanswered) calls to an alternate number can be sent to a different voicemail system than the primary voicemail system associated with the device's native voice call functionality. The techniques described herein can be applied to any situation in which a call is declined or otherwise disposed of, including, for example: the recipient failing to answer the call; the device being in airplane mode; a 'do not disturb' setting preventing acceptance of the call; or the like.