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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Orange, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Liang Han, Dongcheng District, CN;
Zhihong Guo, Dongcheng District, CN;
Assignee:
Orange, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/436 (2006.01); H04M 3/533 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/436 (2013.01); H04M 3/53308 (2013.01); H04M 3/42059 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a device for handling a phone call is disclosed. In one aspect the method comprises (a) receiving a phone call from a calling party, (b) determining an action to be performed by the device among a predetermined list of actions related to the handling of a phone call, as a function at least of identity information about the calling party, and (c) performing the determined action for handling the phone call. The device may be programmable and mobile, e.g., a smartphone.