Patent ID: 8526977

Claim:
A system for manipulating call redirection, the system comprising: a proximity zone database storing proximity zone data received from one or more of a mobile telephone of a subscriber and a computing device associated with the subscriber; and a call direction control system coupled to the proximity zone database to: receive a first call directed to a mobile telephone number of the mobile telephone of the subscriber; place a second call: to a telephone number of a telephone device within a proximity zone associated with the computing device when the proximity zone data in a call redirection message sent by the computing device indicates that the mobile telephone is in electrical contact with a charging device that is coupled to the computing device, wherein the computing device is external to the charging device and is coupled to a network via a network access point; to the telephone number of the telephone device when the proximity zone data from the mobile telephone indicates that the mobile telephone is in wireless communication with a wireless network access point within the first proximity zone; and to the mobile telephone number of the mobile telephone of the subscriber when the proximity zone data in the call redirection message indicates that the mobile telephone is no longer in electrical contact with the charging device that is coupled to the computing device; and after the subscriber answers the second call, prompt the subscriber with a plurality of options comprising: a first option to answer the first call; and a second option to route the first call to voice mail.