Methods, Systems, and Products for Processing Communications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016014272-A1
Application number	US-201514859255-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 19, 2015
Priority date	Mar 19, 2001
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Users are provided control of their communications. Should a call be processed for a user, a text message may be automatically sent as a response to the call. The user may pre-compose different text messages. The user may also compose a custom text message. Regardless, the user's text message is automatically sent as a response to the call.

First claim

1 . A method, comprising:
pausing, by a network element, processing associated with a call from a calling address prior to termination at a called address; querying, by the network element, an electronic database for the calling address, the electronic database storing electronic associations for the called address between text messages and calling addresses including the calling address; retrieving, by the network element, a text message of the text messages having an electronic association with the calling address; and initiating, by the network element, the text message to the calling address as a response to the call.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving an indication of activation associated with the text message.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a selection of different pre-composed text messages.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving a profile associated with the calling address.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving a profile associated with the called address.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving an indication of deactivation associated with the called address.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving a do not disturb setting.

8 . A system, comprising:
a processor; and a memory storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising: pausing processing associated with a call from a calling address prior to termination at a called address; querying an electronic database for the calling address, the electronic database storing electronic associations for the called address between text messages and calling addresses including the calling address; retrieving a text message of the text messages having an electronic association with the calling address; and initiating the text message to the calling address as a response to the call.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving an indication of activation associated with the text message.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise providing a selection of different pre-composed text messages.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a profile associated with the calling address.

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a profile associated with the called address.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving an indication of deactivation associated with the called address.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a do not disturb setting.

15 . A method, comprising:
pausing processing, by a network element, of a call from a calling address prior to termination at a called address; querying, by the network element, an electronic database for the calling address, the electronic database storing electronic associations for the called address between text messages and calling addresses including the calling address; retrieving, by the network element, a text message of the text messages having an electronic association with the calling address; and initiating, from the network element, the text message to the calling address as a response to the call.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising retrieving an indication of activation associated with the text message.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising providing a selection of different pre-composed text messages.

18 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising retrieving a profile associated with the calling address.

19 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising retrieving a profile associated with the called address.

20 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising retrieving a do not disturb setting.

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Koch Robert A
• Hensey Jr Robert G
• Lin Shiejye Geoffrey
• Scott David Archie

Classifications

• H04M3/548

  with remote control · CPC title

• H04M3/42059

  Making use of the calling party identifier · CPC title

• H04M2201/42

  Graphical user interfaces · CPC title

• H04M3/42365

  Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity · CPC title

• H04L67/306

  User profiles · CPC title