Patent ID: 9100809
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A cellular phone having an automated response system comprising: a cellular phone including cellular telephony transceiver circuitry, short message service transceiver circuitry, memory and a touchscreen and a microprocessor programmed by software to control said cellular telephony transceiver circuitry, said short message service transceiver circuitry, said touchscreen display and said memory, said microprocessor controlled by an operating system or kernel to: determine when an incoming cellular call is arriving and display on said touchscreen an option to auto-respond to said incoming cellular call by answering said incoming cellular call by diverting said incoming cellular call to voicemail and send a predefined text; sense when said user of said cellular phone has touched said touchscreen with at least two touches in a predetermined sequence, the first touch occurring within a predetermined interval to indicate a desire to send said predefined text message to the caller who initiated said incoming cellular call; and retrieve said predefined text message and send said predefined text message to said caller.