Communication device for providing an automatically initiated outgoing communication as an incoming communication

摘要

A communication device and method for providing an automatically initiated outgoing communication as an incoming communication are provided. Outgoing communication is automatically initiated via a communication interface of the communication device. After the outgoing communication is initiated, an indication of the outgoing communication is provided at the communication device, such that the outgoing communication is provided as an incoming communication at the communication device.

主权项

1. A communication device comprising:
a processor; a memory; a display device; and a communication interface, the processor configured to:
automatically initiate an outgoing communication to another communication device at a scheduled given time via the communication interface; and, when the outgoing call is initiated:
suppress a dial-out indication of the outgoing communication;as an automated response to the initiation of the outgoing communication, provide, at the display device, an indication of an incoming communication with the another communication device being received, the indication populated with data retrieved from the memory used to initiate the outgoing communication and the indication including, at the display device, one or more selectable options for accepting or declining the incoming communication, the outgoing communication being terminated when the selectable option for declining the incoming communication is selected;provide the indication of an incoming communication at the display device simultaneously with suppressing the dial-out indication of the outgoing communication at the display device; andprovide the indication of an incoming communication at the display device instead of the dial-out indication of the outgoing communication at the display device.