Patent ID: 7149506
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method in a communications system for processing a call, the method comprising: receiving, at a session initiated protocol (SIP) server, a notice of a call for a mobile data processing system associated with a user; identifying an address to which the call is to be sent from a database of preferred locations, wherein the user has previously indicated a preferred location; sending a first request to setup the call to the mobile data processing system associated with the user, wherein the mobile data processing system has a wireless communications capability; sending a notification message to the mobile data processing system indicating the first request to setup the call, wherein the notification is presented to the user via the mobile data processing system; and, in response to the notification, user input is received from the user identifying an address to which the call is to be directed; receiving, prior to establishing the call, a response to the request, wherein the response includes the address for the call input by the user of the mobile data processing system in response to receiving the notification message; and sending a second request to setup the call to the user using the address.