Mobile video teleconferencing authentication and management system and method
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1. A computer system for managing access to a video teleconferencing device, comprising:
- (a) A video teleconferencing device comprising a computational device;
(b) a call answer switch, the call answer switch state accessible to the computational device, whereby incoming video teleconferencing calls are answered; and
(c) a Boolean state retainer, which may be physical or logical, for storing a call answering mode value, wherein if the Boolean state retainer is true, a video teleconferencing call cannot be initiated by a remote user without a local user actuating the call answer switch, and if the Boolean state retainer is false, a video teleconferencing call may be initiated by the remote user without the local user actuating the call answer switch.
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Abstract
A mobile video teleconferencing system providing a means for customizing the access and control granted to each remote user of the system via a configurable database of access and control settings.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer system for managing access to a video teleconferencing device, comprising:
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(a) A video teleconferencing device comprising a computational device;
(b) a call answer switch, the call answer switch state accessible to the computational device, whereby incoming video teleconferencing calls are answered; and
(c) a Boolean state retainer, which may be physical or logical, for storing a call answering mode value, wherein if the Boolean state retainer is true, a video teleconferencing call cannot be initiated by a remote user without a local user actuating the call answer switch, and if the Boolean state retainer is false, a video teleconferencing call may be initiated by the remote user without the local user actuating the call answer switch.
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2. The computer system of claim one, wherein:
if the Boolean state retainer is true, a physical circuit is opened, thereby degrading or disabling video teleconferencing calls.
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3. A computer system for managing access to a mobile video teleconferencing device, comprising:
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(a) a mobile video teleconferencing device comprising (i) a video camera, (ii) a movement control system, and (iii) a computer;
(b) a locater, determining the present location of the mobile video teleconferencing device;
(c) a delimiter, enabling an administrator to delimit a geographic area; and
(d) a movement restricter, executing on the computer, the movement restricter accepting input from the locater, and constraining the movement control system, whereby the mobile video teleconferencing device is prevented from leaving the geographic area delimited by the delimiter. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A system for managing access to a mobile video teleconferencing device, comprising:
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(a) a mobile video teleconferencing device comprising (i) a video camera, (ii) a movement control system, and (iii) a computer;
(b) a set of one or more initial MVTD rights computationally determined by the computer, the initial MVTD rights used to limit the remote user'"'"'s ability to use MVTD functionalities;
(c) a set of one or more alternate MVTD rights computationally determined by the computer, the alternate MVTD rights used to limit the remote user'"'"'s ability to use MVTD functionalities; and
(d) a caller validation switch, the caller validation switch state accessible to the computer, whereby actuating the caller validation switch results in the computer replacing the set of initial MVTD rights with the set of alternate MVTD rights as the set of rights that limit the remote user'"'"'s ability to use MVTD functionalities;
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9. A method for restricting access to a mobile video teleconferencing device using a computational device which may be part of the mobile video teleconferencing device, comprising:
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(a) limiting a remote user'"'"'s first MVTD functionality according to a first MVTD right; and
(b) limiting a remote user'"'"'s second MVTD functionality according to a second MVTD right;
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12. A system for managing access to a mobile video teleconferencing device, comprising:
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(a) a mobile video teleconferencing device comprising (i) a video camera, (ii) a movement control system, and (iii) a computer;
(b) a remote user access granter, executing on the computer, granting a first remote user access to the mobile video teleconferencing device, and the remote access granter, granting a second remote user access to the mobile video teleconferencing device, wherein the first remote user and second remote user may simultaneously access one or more subsystems of the mobile video teleconferencing device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer system for managing access to a video teleconferencing device, comprising:
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(a) a mobile video teleconferencing device comprising (i) a video camera, (ii) a movement control system, and (iii) a computer;
(b) a docking station, the docking station permitting docking with the mobile video teleconferencing device;
(c) a docking station attached sensor, attached to either the docking station or the mobile video teleconferencing device, detecting whether or not the docking station is attached to the mobile video teleconferencing device, and causing a docked event in the computer when the mobile video teleconferencing device becomes docked and causing a not docked event in the computer when the mobile video teleconferencing device becomes not docked, thereby allowing the mobile video teleconferencing device to computationally react to the docking. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer system for managing access to a video teleconferencing device, comprising:
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(a) a mobile video teleconferencing device comprising (i) a video camera, (ii) a movement control system, and (iii) a computer;
(b) a notification module, executing on the computer, the notification module able to notify an address through the Internet, whereby the address is notified of an event. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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