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US 7,890,117 B1Granted
Automatic remote communication using network telephony
AssigneeNortel Networks Limited
InventorMohammad R. Zonoun
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus to provide remote communication using network telephony. In a transmitter, an activation message is decoded to generate an activation command. The activation message is sent from an activator via a communication medium in response to a telephony call. An information message is transmitted, responsive to the activation command, to a receiver using a communication protocol. In a receiver, an activation message is decoded to generate an activation command. The activation message is sent in response to a telephone call. An information message is received, responsive to the activation command. The information message is sent from a transmitter according to a communication protocol via a communication medium.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a decoder to decode an activation message containing a predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern, the activation message being sent from a request subsystem via a communication medium in response to a telephony call, the decoder generating an activation command upon detecting the predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern;
- and
- a transmitting unit coupled to the decoder to transmit a signal modulated from an information message to a receiver using a communication protocol, in response to the activation command, the information message containing a geographical location of a transmitter containing the transmitting unit.
An apparatus comprising:
- a decoder to decode an activation message containing a predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern, the activation message being sent from an activator in response to a telephony call, the decoder generating an activation command upon detecting the predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern;
- and
- a receiving unit coupled to the decoder to receive a signal containing an information message upon enabled by the activation command, the information message being sent from a transmitter according to a communication protocol via a communication medium and containing a geographical location of the transmitter.
A method comprising:
- decoding an activation message containing a predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern to generate an activation command upon detecting the predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern, the activation message being sent from a request subsystem via a communication medium in response to a telephony call;
- and
- transmitting a signal modulated from an information message responsive to the activation command, by a transmitting unit, to a receiver using a communication protocol, the information message containing a geographical location of a transmitter containing the transmitting unit.
A method comprising:
- decoding an activation message containing a predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern to generate an activation command upon detecting the predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern, the activation message being sent from an activator in response to a telephone call;
- and
- receiving a signal containing an information message upon enabled by the activation command, the signal being sent from a transmitter according to a communication protocol, the information message containing geographical location information of the transmitter.
A computer program product comprising:
- a machine useable medium having computer program code embedded therein, the computer program product having:
- computer readable program code for decoding an activation message containing a predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern to generate an activation command upon detecting the predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern, the activation message being sent from a request subsystem via a communication medium in response to a telephony call;
- and
- computer readable program code for transmitting a signal modulated from an information message, responsive to the activation command by a transmitting unit, to a receiver using a communication protocol, the information message containing a geographical location of a transmitter containing the transmitting unit.
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A computer program product comprising:
- a machine useable medium having computer program code embedded therein, the computer program product having:
- computer readable program code for decoding an activation message containing a predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern to generate an activation command upon detecting the predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern, the activation message being sent from an activator in response to a telephony call;
- and
- computer readable program code for receiving a signal containing an information message, upon enabled by the activation command, the information message being sent from a transmitter according to a communication protocol, the information message containing geographical location information of the transmitter.
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A system comprising:
- a request subsystem to transmit an activation message in response to a telephony call;
- and
- a transmitter to communicate with the request subsystem via a communication medium, the transmitter comprising:
- a decoder to decode the activation message containing a predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern, the decoder generating an activation command upon detecting the predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern, and
- a transmitting unit coupled to the decoder to transmit a signal modulated from an information message, responsive to the activation command, to a receiver using a communication protocol, the information message containing geographical location information of the transmitter.
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A system comprising:
- an activator to transmit an activation message containing a predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern in response to a telephony call;
- and
- a receiver coupled to the server, the receiver comprising:
- a decoder to decode the activation message, the decoder generating an activation command upon detecting the predefined frequency, code, or bit pattern, and
- a receiving unit coupled to the decoder to receive a signal containing an information message upon enabled by the activation command, the information message being sent from a transmitter according to a communication protocol via a communication medium and containing geographical location information of the transmitter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.