Patent ID: 8561121

Claim:
A mobile communication device, comprising: a communications interface; a memory to store instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory and the communications interface, wherein execution if the instruction causes the processor to perform operations comprising: initiating communication with a video terminal device; wherein responsive to initiating communication with the video terminal device, the video terminal performs operation comprising: presenting a query with an option to redirect one or more mobile messages destined for the mobile communication device to the video terminal device; receiving an affirmative response to the query; and transmitting a redirection request to cause a wireless carrier system to redirect transmission of the mobile messages to the video terminal device while the mobile communication device remains communicatively coupled to the video terminal device; detecting that the mobile communication device is no longer communicatively coupled to the video terminal device; and transmitting a cancel request to cause the wireless carrier system to cancel redirection of the one or more mobile messages to the video terminal device.