Apparatus and method for providing status information telecommunication

A method for providing terminal status information intended for visual presentation as audio information, comprising:

• establishing a direct connection by a monitor computer to a telephone set via a direct link to the telephone set;
• receiving terminal status information intended for visual presentation by the telephone set via a network from a network-connected device;
• transmitting terminal status information intended for visual presentation to the monitor computer by the telephone set via the direct link;
• converting the terminal status information intended for visual presentation to audio terminal status information by the monitor computer;
• and
• presenting the audio terminal status information to a user of the telephone set.

A computer-non-transitory readable medium for providing terminal status information by a telephone set as audio information, comprising computer non-transitory executable instructions configured for:

• generating terminal status information by a telephone set;
• establishing a direct connection by a monitor computer to the telephone set via a direct link to the telephone set;
• transmitting the generated terminal status information to the monitor computer by the telephone set via the direct link;
• converting the generated terminal status information to audio terminal status information by the monitor computer;
• and presenting the audio terminal status information to a user of the telephone set.

A computer-non-transitory readable medium for providing terminal status information intended for visual presentation as audio information, comprising computer non-transitory executable instructions configured for:

• establishing a direct connection by a monitor computer to a telephone set via a direct link to the telephone set;
• receiving terminal status information intended for visual presentation by the telephone set via a network from a network-connected device;
• transmitting terminal status information intended for visual presentation to the monitor computer by the telephone set via the direct link;
• converting the terminal status information intended for visual presentation to audio terminal status information by the monitor computer;
• and
• presenting the audio terminal status information to a user of the telephone set.