Provision of Private Information To Voice Telephone Call Parties

• US 20080181374A1
• Filed: 01/26/2007
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael H. Script
• Original Assignee: Michael H. Script
• Inventors: Script, Michael H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,666,033 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.23
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/353 where the information comprises non-audio but is provided over voice channels protocols for multimedia information services per se H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4872 Non-interactive information services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]

Abstract

A system and method for providing private information content to a voice telephone call parties prior to, during or following a call. In one aspect, the system and method may be implemented in a voice telephone communication apparatus that is adapted to hold information content on behalf of the call party, gather information that is private to the call party and add it to the information store as part of the information content, and retrieve the information content from the information store and present it to the call party in response to an information presentation initiation action. In another aspect, the system cooperates with a premises or equipment monitoring system, such as a security system, to provide monitoring information to a telephone call party.

Claims

1. In a voice telephone communication apparatus, a system for providing private information content to a voice telephone call party, comprising:

an information store adapted to hold information content on behalf of said call party;

an information gatherer adapted to gather information that is private to said call party and add it to said information store as part of said information content; and

an information presenter adapted to retrieve said information content from said information store and present it to said call party in response to said call party initiating a voice telephone call.

2. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said communication apparatus comprises one of a mobile telephone, a land-line telephone and a computer having voice communication capability.

3. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said information is presented in lieu of a dial tone or a ringback tone.

4. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said information gatherer is adapted to determine an information priority level.

5. A system in accordance with claim 4, wherein said information presenter is adapted to determine whether immediate presentation of said information is required due to said information having a requisite priority level.

6. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said information presenter is adapted to present said information either prior to or following said telephone call being connected.

7. A system in accordance with claim 5, wherein said information presenter is adapted to present said information while said telephone call is connected in response to said information gatherer determining that immediate presentation of said information is required.

8. A system in accordance with claim 1, further including a transaction initiator adapted to initiate a transaction on behalf of said call party based on said information presentation.

9. A method implemented in a voice telephone communication apparatus for providing private information content to a voice telephone call party, comprising:

holding information content in an information store on behalf of said call party;

gathering information that is private to said call party and adding it to said information store as part of said information content; and

retrieving said information content from said information store and presenting it to said call party in response to said call party initiating a voice telephone call.

10. A method in accordance with claim 9, wherein said communication apparatus comprises one of a mobile telephone, a land-line telephone and a computer having voice communication capability.

11. A method in accordance with claim 9, wherein said information is presented in lieu of a dial tone or a ringback tone.

12. A method in accordance with claim 9, wherein a priority level of said information is determined.

13. A method in accordance with claim 12, wherein an immediate presentation of said information is made upon said information being determined to have a requisite priority level.

14. A system in accordance with claim 9, wherein said information is presented either prior to or following said telephone call being connected.

15. A method in accordance with claim 13, wherein said information is presented while said telephone call is connected in response to said information requiring immediate presentation.

16. A method in accordance with claim 9, further including initiating a transaction on behalf of said call party based on said information presentation.

17. A system for providing private security information content to a remote device, comprising:

a monitoring system adapted to communicate monitoring information;

an information store adapted to hold information content on behalf of a remote device user;

an information gatherer adapted to receive said monitoring information from said monitoring system and add it to said information store as part of said information content;

a priority indicator associated with said monitoring information; and

an information presenter adapted to retrieve said information content from said information store and present it to said remote device user according to said priority indicator.

18. A system in accordance with claim 17, wherein said information store, said information gatherer and said information presenter are disposed in one of a mobile telephone, a land-line telephone and a computer having voice communication capability.

19. A system in accordance with claim 17, wherein said information store, said information gatherer and said information presenter are disposed in a telephone network.

20. A system in accordance with claim 17, wherein said monitoring system comprises one of a security system or a premises control system.

21. A system in accordance with claim 17, wherein said information presenter is adapted to present said information in response to said remote device user taking an information presentation initiation action.

22. A system in accordance with claim 17, wherein said information store comprises a database management system containing a view of database information maintained by said security or premises monitoring system.

23. A system in accordance with claim 17 wherein said information store comprises a database management system containing historical information maintained over a user-selectable time period.

24. A method for implementing a system on a mobile device for providing private security information content to a mobile device user, the system including:

an information store adapted to hold information content on behalf of said mobile device user;

an information gatherer adapted to gather information that is private to said mobile device user and add it to said information store as part of said information content; and

an information presenter adapted to retrieve said information content from said information store and present it to said mobile device user in response to an information presentation initiation action;

the method comprising;

receiving a registration request;

verifying provisioning information;

creating a unique identifier; and

downloading information provision logic to said mobile device for implementing said information store, said information gatherer and said information presenter.

25. A method in accordance with claim 24, further including transferring said information provision system from an old mobile device to a replacement mobile device, comprising:

receiving a transfer request and security information;

verifying said security information;

issuing a new unique identifier;

downloading new information provision logic to said replacement mobile device;

deactivating said unique identifier associated with said old mobile device; and

scrubbing said information content in said information store of said old mobile device.

26. A method in accordance with claim 25, further including transferring information content in said information store of said old mobile device to said replacement mobile device.