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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2001
Jarmo Mäkelä, Tampere, FI;
Jens Jakobsen, Bochum, DE;
Antti Jauhiainen, Oulu, FI;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
In a communication device () comprising a message function (SMS, Short Message Service) a certain short message () or other reply message is sent in response to an incoming call in a situation where the user can't answer the call him/herself. The reply message can be sent immediately () or after a short delay (), whereby during the delay, the user can choose, whether he/she answers him/herself. The calling party () is identified from the CLI information (Caller Line Identity), whereby the reply message can be chosen according to the calling party. Time information can be included in the reply message in order to express at which time by the clock or after a how long time the receiving party is reachable. After that time the automatic reply function based on the reply message is automatically disconnected.