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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1997
Billy G Moon, Apex, NC (US);
Manon Baratt, Cary, NC (US);
Ericsson Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for automatically configuring settings for a software application in a portable intelligent communications device, where the software application settings are dependent on certain geographical location information. The method includes the steps of determining a current geographical location for the portable intelligent communications device or setting a default location therefor, determining a geographical location for a party with whom the portable intelligent communications device is currently having an active voice conversation or with whom the portable intelligent communications device most recently had an active voice conversation, and integrating the geographical location information determined to automatically configure the settings of the software application.