METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING TELEPHONE STATUS
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Abstract
The monitor is for monitoring the status of a first client telephone, and for sending this status information via a central server to an authorized second client telephone. The central server stores a database of registered client telephones and corresponding client telephones that the client may monitor. A user of a registered client telephone monitors in real time the telephone status of registered friends, family, or co-workers that have agreed to be monitored by the user.
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37 Claims
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19. A method for tracking a status of a first telephone over a telephony network, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending a request to monitor the first telephone;
receiving authorization to monitor the first telephone;
receiving the status of the first telephone; and
storing the status of the first telephone. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for tracking a status of a first telephone over a telephony network, the system comprising:
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a monitor request service for sending a request to monitor the first telephone;
a communication interface coupled to the monitor request service for receiving authorization to monitor the first telephone; and
a database manager coupled to the communication interface for storing the status of the first telephone. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for tracking a status of a monitored telephone over a telephony network, the system comprising:
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a notification service for receiving a status change signal from a first telephone and for determining a second telephone associated with the first telephone; and
a queue manager coupled to the notification service for transmitting the status change signal to the second telephone. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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