Mobile telephone call forwarding management

摘要

An indication of an activated call forwarding feature is provided for a mobile telephone/computing device. When a call forwarding feature is activated, an indication may be presented on the device to indicate the call forwarding feature is currently active. The indication may be visual, audible or tactile. The indication serves as a reminder to the user of the device that the call forwarding feature is active. The indication may be presented on the device continuously until the user deactivates the feature, or the indication may be presented only when incoming calls are actually forwarded. Selectable functions may be enabled on the device for changing the call forwarding activation state and for overriding call forwarding for an in-progress forwarding call.

主权项

1. A method of indicating an active call forwarding feature on a mobile telephone/computing device, comprising:
initiating a call forwarding feature on a mobile telephone/computing device for forwarding calls directed to the mobile telephone/computing device to an alternate telephone number; indicating on the mobile telephone/computing device an incoming call; in response to initiating the call forwarding feature, continuously indicating on the mobile telephone/computing device a reminder that incoming calls directed to the mobile telephone/computing device are forwarded to an alternate telephone number wherein the reminder remains active until the call forwarding indication feature is deactivated; and in response to indicating on the mobile telephone/computing device an incoming call, indicating on the mobile telephone/computing device a call forwarding override command to initiate an override of the call forwarding feature during the incoming call and to have the incoming call directed to the mobile telephone/computing device.