Method and apparatus for recording of conversations by network signaling to initiate recording
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1. A cellular telephone device, comprising:
- a radio unit for transmitting over a cellular telephone network, the cellular telephone network capable of both in-band communication and out-of-band communication;
a messaging unit operatively coupled to the radio unit to determine when a user of the cellular telephone device desires to record a cellular telephone conversation and, when the user of the cellular telephone device desires to record a cellular telephone conversation, to transmit a record enable signal via the radio unit using the out-of-band communication.
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Abstract
A telephone conversation is transported over communications network equipment on an in-band channel between a first phone and a second phone. The telephone conversation is recordable in the communications network equipment. A user of the first phone controls whether or not to begin recording the telephone conversation by sending a record enable signal over an out-of-band channel. The communications network equipment contains a recorder responsive to the record enable signal.
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1. A cellular telephone device, comprising:
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a radio unit for transmitting over a cellular telephone network, the cellular telephone network capable of both in-band communication and out-of-band communication;
a messaging unit operatively coupled to the radio unit to determine when a user of the cellular telephone device desires to record a cellular telephone conversation and, when the user of the cellular telephone device desires to record a cellular telephone conversation, to transmit a record enable signal via the radio unit using the out-of-band communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Communications equipment capable of communicating with a remote cellular telephone device and of recording telephone conversations therewith, the communications equipment comprising:
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a cellular base station for receiving a cellular telephone conversation with a remote cellular telephone device on an in-band channel and for receiving a record enable signal from the remote cellular telephone device on an out-of-band channel; and
a recorder operatively coupled to the cellular base station to receive the telephone conversation on the traffic channel and record the conversation upon the record enable signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of communicating over a cellular telephone to record voice conversations, the method comprising the steps of:
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transporting a cellular telephone conversation between a remote cellular telephone device and a base station on an in-band communication;
transporting a record enable signal from the remote cellular telephone device to the base station on an out-of-band communication; and
recording the telephone conversation upon an enable signal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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