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US 12,477,086 B2Granted
Voice intercom system and method therefor
AssigneeMotorola Solutions, Inc.
InventorsNathan D Lane, Neil Goldman, William Smidlein, Alexander Kazerani, Behnam Shahbazi
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Abstract
A voice intercom system and method therefor are disclosed. The method includes wirelessly transmitting intercom directory data to a smartphone. The intercom directory data facilitates generation, on the smartphone, of an intercom access directory interface having a plurality of call initiation selection options, each with respect to which a call to a respective call recipient can be attempted.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- wirelessly transmitting intercom directory data to a smartphone of a call initiator, the intercom directory data facilitating generation, on the smartphone, of an intercom access directory interface having a plurality of call initiation selection options, each with respect to which a call to a respective call recipient can be attempted;
- receiving call initiation input at a server, the call initiation input sourced from the smartphone that received the intercom directory data, and specifying a single one of the call initiation selection options for the call over a hard-wired intercom system installed in a premises;
- establishing the call, over the hard-wired intercom system, between the call recipient corresponding to the single one of the call initiation selection options and the call initiator;
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- actuating a microphone physically integrated into a premises-attached terminal of the hard-wired intercom system to permit the call initiator to talk to the call recipient.
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A system comprising:
- a server configured to:
- wirelessly transmit intercom directory data to a smartphone of a call initiator, the intercom directory data facilitating generation, on the smartphone, of an intercom access directory interface having a plurality of call initiation selection options, each with respect to which a call to a respective call recipient can be attempted;
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- receive call initiation input, the call initiation input sourced from the smartphone that receives the intercom directory data, and specifying a single one of the call initiation selection options for the call;
- and
- a premises-attachable intercom terminal that includes:
- a speaker configured to output, once the call is established between the call initiator and the call recipient, live voice audio of the call recipient;
- and
- a microphone physically integrated into the intercom terminal, the microphone configured to be actuated to permit the call initiator to talk to the call recipient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.