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Method and apparatus for rejecting a request for call initialization

CA 2374871 C · Owner: Qualcomm Incorporated · Inventors: Tomcik, James; Vassilovski, Dan

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A method and apparatus for rejecting a request for call initialization a device capable of multi-mode communications. A user of the multi-mode wireless communication device enters one or more desired communication modes into the wireless communication device, where an indication of the selected mode(s) are stored in a memory. When a page message is received by the wireless communication device, it is examined to determine if a communication mode of an incoming call associated with the page message matches the indication of the selected communication mode(s) as stored in the memory. If a match is determined, the incoming call is accepted by the wireless communication device. If the …

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  • Filed June 13, 2000 and granted September 6, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 13, 2020.
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FiledJune 13, 2000
GrantedSeptember 6, 2011
Term endedJune 13, 2020
Patent numberCA 2374871 C
Classification (IPC)H04W68/00 +1 more

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