Patent ID: 8385975

Claim:
A method comprising: detecting a call directed to a wireless communication device from a caller; generating one of a plurality of reply messages for the caller based on a context of the wireless communication device derived from input information received by at least one input of the wireless communication device, the input selected from the group of inputs consisting of a camera, ambient light detector, microphone, accelerometer, thermometer, compass, barometric pressure, proximity derived from a proximity sensor, pressure derived from a pressure sensitive display, pressure derived from a pressure sensitive skin, one or more running software applications, global positioning system (GPS) data, control channel data, a list of calls placed from the wireless communication device, remaining minutes on calling plan of a user of the wireless communication device, clock data, network signal strength, battery charge level, short range wireless interface, headphone connection, and communication error rate; and transmitting the generated reply message to the caller.