Apparatus, system and method of call notifications to active communication devices
View Patent ↗An apparatus, system and method for call notifications to active communication devices are provided. At an apparatus comprising a processor and a communication interface, a call for a first device is received via the communication interface. When is determined that a second device is active, a notification of the call is transmitted to the second device.
1. A mobile device comprising:
a processor; a communication interface; and one or more of: an input device; a motion sensor; at least one human-machine interface, the processor configured to:
receive, using the communication interface, a call at the mobile device, the mobile device being the mobile device the call is destined for;
monitor one or more of: the input device to determine when active typing data is received; the motion sensor to determine when motion sensor data is received; and the at least one human-machine interface to determine when human-machine interface data is received;
when one or more of active typing data, motion sensor data, and human-machine interface data is received in a given time period after the call is received, determine that the mobile device is active;
when one or more of active typing data, motion sensor data, and human-machine interface data is not received in the given time period after the call is received:
determine that the mobile device is inactive:
transmit, using the communication interface, a query to the second device;
receive, using the communication interface, a response from the second device indicating that the second device is one or more of: active; and capable of processing the call;
process the response to determine that the second device is one or more of: active; and capable of processing the call; and,
when the second device is one or more of: active; and capable of processing the call, transfer, using the communication interface, the call to the second device.
2. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the second device is active by receiving an indication of activity from the second device.
3. The mobile device of claim 2 , wherein the indication of activity comprises one or more of respective active typing data respective motion sensor data, and respective human-machine interface data.
4. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the query comprises a request for capabilities of the second device.
5. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to: determine that the second device is both active and capable of handling the call; and, transfer the call to the second device when the second device is both active and capable of handling the call.
6. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
place the call on hold; and
transmit a notification to a calling device, the notification indicative of one or more of instructions for waiting and a wait period for answering the call.
7. A method comprising:
at a mobile device comprising; a processor; a communication interface; and one or more of: an input device; a motion sensor; at least one human-machine interface, receiving a call for the mobile device via the communication interface, the mobile device being the mobile device the call is destined for;
monitoring, at the processor, one or more of: the input device to determine when active typing data is received; the motion sensor to determine when motion sensor data is received; and the at least one human-machine interface to determine when human-machine interface data is received;
when one or more of active typing data, motion sensor data, and human-machine interface data is received in a given time period after the call is received, determining, at the processor, that the mobile device is active;
when one or more of active typing data, motion sensor data, and human-machine interface data is not received in the given time period after the call is received:
determining, at the processor, that the mobile device is inactive:
transmitting, using the communication interface, a query to the second device;
receiving, using the communication interface, a response from the second device indicating that the second device is one or more of active and capable of processing the call;
processing, at the processor, the response to determine that the second device is one or more of active and capable of processing the call; and,
when the second device is one or more of: active; and capable of processing the call, transferring, using the communication interface, the call to the second device.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining that the second device is active by receiving an indication of activity from one or more of the second device and a server configured to communicate with the first device and the second device.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the indication of activity comprises one or more of: respective active typing data, respective motion sensor data, and respective human-machine interface data.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the query comprises a request for capabilities of the second device.
11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising: determining that the second device is both active and capable of handling the call; and, transferring the call to the second device when the second device is both active and capable of handling the call.
12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
placing the call on hold; and
transmitting a notification to a calling device, the notification indicative of one or more of instructions for waiting and a wait period for answering the call.
13. A non-transitory computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method comprising:
at a mobile device comprising; a processor; a communication interface; and one or more of: an input device; a motion sensor; at least one human-machine interface, receiving a call for the mobile device via the communication interface, the mobile device being the mobile device the call is destined for;
monitoring, at the processor, one or more of: the input device to determine when active typing data is received; the motion sensor to determine when motion sensor data is received; and the at least one human-machine interface to determine when human-machine interface data is received;
when one or more of active typing data, motion sensor data, and human-machine interface data is received in a given time period after the call is received, determining, at the processor, that the mobile device is active;
when one or more of active typing data, motion sensor data, and human-machine interface data is not received in the given time period after the call is received:
determining, at the processor, that the mobile device is inactive:
transmitting, using the communication interface, a query to the second device;
receiving, using the communication interface, a response from the second device indicating that the second device is one or more of active and capable of processing the call;
processing, at the processor, the response to determine that the second device is one or more of active and capable of processing the call; and,
when the second device is one or more of: active; and capable of processing the call, transferring, using the communication interface, the call to the second device.