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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Anton Epp, Breslau, CA;
Gregory Jason Fields, Waterloo, CA;
Peter Hantzakos, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/64 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04W 4/16 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42212 (2013.01); H04M 1/64 (2013.01); H04W 4/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for answering a call on a communication device is provided and includes: detecting an incoming call on the communication device, automatically answering the incoming call, and detecting whether an audio signal is received through the microphone of the communication device. Upon not detecting an audio signal, the call is disconnected.