Patent ID: 7660405

Claim:
An apparatus for camping on a call, the apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor comprising instructions for execution by the processor, the processor being operable when executing the instructions to: set an advertised state of a first communication device in response to input from a user associated with the first communication device, wherein the advertised state is specified by the user; determine the advertised state of the first communication device in response to a caller attempting to call the first communication device from a second communication device; present the advertised state of the first communication device for communication to the caller; set a camp on the call to the first communication device in response to input from the caller indicating a desire to camp on the call to the first communication device and based on one or more of a first plurality of caller-selected camp-on options, wherein at least one option of the first plurality of caller-selected camp-on options is associated with a signal-strength state of the first communication device; determine a change in the advertised state of the first communication device; and provide the caller with a second plurality of caller-selected camp-on options that are based on the change in the advertised state.