Call forwarding system and method for forwarding a call to a terminal through near-field wireless communication
View Patent ↗In a call forwarding system, a management apparatus of the call forwarding system determines service terminals capable of near field wireless communication within a reception range of near field wireless communication, generates a terminal list, and receives a call event message reporting the receipt of a call from a reference terminal. The management apparatus may transmit a call report message including the terminal list to the reference terminal and the service terminals. The management apparatus may forward the call initially received by the reference terminal to a terminal which transmitted a receipt request message by transmitting a call forwarding request message to the reference terminal. The management apparatus may transmit, to the reference terminal and the service terminals, a receipt report message reporting the call was forwarded. According to a change receipt message or upon non-receipt by an intended terminal, the call may be reforwarded to another terminal.
1. A method performed by a first terminal to provide a call forwarding service, comprising:
receiving a call;
determining at least one terminal configured to receive forwarding of the call through a direct wireless communication if the first terminal forwards the call;
generating a terminal list comprising information of the at least one terminal;
transmitting a call report message comprising information of the call;
selecting a second terminal among the at least one terminal; and
forwarding the call from the first terminal to the second terminal through the direct wireless communication.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising establishing the direct wireless communication with the second terminal to forward the call through the direct wireless communication.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
selecting the second terminal if the first terminal receives a receipt request message that requests forwarding of the call from the second terminal.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a receipt report message reporting that the call is forwarded to the second terminal.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying the terminal list; and
receiving a user input selecting the second terminal.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a call forwarding status.
7. A method for providing a call forwarding service, comprising:
receiving a call report message from a first terminal, the call report message comprising information of a call received by the first terminal;
parsing, by a second terminal, the call report message and identifying the information of the call received by the first terminal;
transmitting, to the first terminal, a receipt request message that requests call forwarding based on the parsed call report message; and
receiving, by the second terminal, the call forwarding from the first terminal.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein further comprising establishing a direct wireless communication with the first terminal.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving, by the second terminal, the call forwarded from the first terminal via the direct wireless communication.
10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
displaying call information based on the parsed call report message;
receiving a user input for receiving the call; and
transmitting, from the second terminal, the receipt request message to the first terminal in response to the user input.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the receipt request message comprises information that the second terminal will receive the call.
12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
displaying a call forwarding status.
13. A first terminal to provide a call forwarding service, comprising:
a first communication unit to receive a call;
a second communication unit to transmit a call report message comprising information of the call, and to forward the call from the first terminal to a second terminal through a direct wireless communication; and
a processor to determine at least one terminal configured to receive forwarding of the call through the direct wireless communication if the first terminal forwards the call, to generate a terminal list comprising information of the at least one terminal, and to select the second terminal among the at least one terminal.
14. The first terminal of claim 13 , wherein the second communication unit provides the direct wireless communication.
15. The first terminal of claim 13 , wherein the second communication unit establishes the direct wireless communication with the second terminal to forward the call through the direct wireless communication.
16. The first terminal of claim 13 , wherein the processor selects the second terminal if the first terminal receives a receipt request message that requests call forwarding from the second terminal.
17. The first terminal of claim 13 , wherein the second communication unit transmits a receipt report message reporting that the call is forwarded to the second terminal.
18. The first terminal of claim 13 , further comprising:
a display to display the terminal list and a call forwarding status.