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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2011
Lee N. Goodman, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Elliot G. Eichen, Arlington, MA (US);
Rafael Andres Gaviria Velez, Medford, MA (US);
Lee N. Goodman, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Elliot G. Eichen, Arlington, MA (US);
Rafael Andres Gaviria Velez, Medford, MA (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Embodiments disclose a docking station that may include a transmitter to send an identifier associated with the docking station to a mobile device proximate to the docking station, and a receiver to receive settings from the mobile device. The settings may be based on the identifier associated with the docking station, and the settings specify at least one of a ring volume, a ringtone, or a list of contacts. The docking station may also include a processor to interpret the settings so that the docking station performs according to the settings.