Monitoring and notification method and apparatus
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorMITCHELL K. BILDER
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Abstract
A monitoring and notification system provides for monitoring of people based on a normal activity of a device associated with the monitored people. The monitoring and notification system includes a monitoring and notification device that is coupled to a network. A plurality of terminals are also coupled to the network and the monitoring and notification device monitors any number of the terminals. When an “inactivity event” of the monitored terminal(s) is detected, the monitoring and notification device notifies other ones of the terminals of the inactivity event.
Claims26
A method for operating a monitoring and notification system in a network, comprising:
- monitoring a terminal activity of at least one terminal;
- generating an inactivity signal based on a profile and the terminal activity;
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- transmitting at least one notification message in the network if the inactivity signal is generated.
A monitoring and notification system operating in a network that is coupled a plurality of terminals, comprising:
- a monitoring and notification device coupled to the network, wherein the monitoring and notification device monitors a terminal activity of at least one terminal, generates an inactivity signal based on a profile and the terminal activity, and transmits at least one notification message in the network if the inactivity signal is generated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.