Patent ID: 7133700
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method in a telecommunications network for visually alerting a user of an incoming call, said method comprising the steps of: transmitting a call to a mobile device associated with a user of said telecommunications network; transmitting an alert to at least one visual alerting device associated with said user, in response to transmitting a call to said mobile device; and automatically providing a visual alerting signal via said at least one visual alerting device, in response to transmitting said alert to said at least one visual alerting device associated with said user, wherein said at least one visual alerting device communicates without sound, and wherein the visual alerting signal has multiple alerting patterns to differentiate between a voice call, a voice message, or a text message, and wherein the multiple alerting patterns are limited to patterns generated via a light source.