Method for performing a predetermined action on wireless calls based on caller's location
View Patent ↗In the method of performing a predetermined action on wireless calls, a determination of whether a received wireless call falls within a defined area is made. If the received wireless call falls within the defined area, then the predetermined action, such as screening, is performed on the call. For example, the call is connected with an audio message.
1. A method of performing an action on wireless calls, comprising:
receiving a wireless call;
determining whether the received wireless call falls within a class of wireless calls, the class of wireless calls being one of location incentive offers, wireless based games, and wireless location based advertisements; and
performing a predetermined action on the received wireless call when the determining step determines that the received wireless call falls within the class of wireless calls, wherein
the performing the predetermined action routes the received wireless call to a first location if the received wireless call falls within the class of wireless calls, the first location being at least one of an answering point and a voice response unit, and
the received wireless call is routed to a second location if it does not fall within in the class of wireless calls, the second location being at least one of an answering point and a voice response unit and different from the first location.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: establishing the class of wireless calls.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action further includes screening the received wireless call.