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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Ryan Robertson, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephane Maes, Mountain View, CA (US);
Benoit Vialle, Evanston, IL (US);
Tim Twerdahl, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ryan Robertson, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephane Maes, Mountain View, CA (US);
Benoit Vialle, Evanston, IL (US);
Tim Twerdahl, Los Altos, CA (US);
PalmSource, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method is described for managing a phone call to a phone device of a personal digital assistant, the phone call being transmitted from a device in a mobile phone network. In one example, the method involves determining a status of a radio switch of the personal digital assistant. The personal digital assistant determines a status of the network coverage of the phone device. In other words, the personal digital assistant determines the relative strength of the phone call signal that is transmitted to the phone device from the mobile phone network. If the radio switch is turned on and the network coverage is adequate, the phone device receives the phone call. A user of the personal digital assistant preferably has an option of answering or not answering the phone call. If the phone call is not answered, the phone call is preferably redirected to a voicemail application.