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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2014
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Juan Martin Garcia, Mississauga, CA;
BLACKBERRY LIMITED, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for time-based mediation of wireless communications is provided to a user of a wireless communications device. The method involves determining local time information associated with the recipient communication device in response to a user-initiated contact function; determining a mediation condition based at least in part on said local time information; and if the mediation condition satisfies a predetermined criterion: providing, to a user of the wireless communication device, an indication of said mediation condition; presenting, to said user, a menu of two or more options for contacting the recipient communication device using the wireless communication device; and initiating communication in accordance with an option selected from said menu. The method can be implemented on an apparatus such as a wireless communication device.