Internet Telephony Device and Method of Monitoring User Status
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Abstract
An Internet telephony device is provided, which comprises a voice processing unit capable of processing voice signals into electrical signals and vice versa, and a microprocessor comprising an embedded client application for communicating said electrical signals to an Internet telephony server over a network. The Internet telephony device further comprises at least one motion detector adapted to generate motion signals based on the detection of motion in the vicinity of the Internet telephony device. The motion detector is coupled to the microprocessor to determine user status of the Internet telephony device based on the motion signals.
102 Citations
47 Claims
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28. An Internet telephony device, comprising:
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a voice processing unit capable of processing voice signals into electrical signals and vice versa; a microprocessor comprising an embedded client application capable of communicating said electrical signals to an Internet telephony server over a network; and at least one motion detector adapted to generate motion signals based on monitoring of motion in the vicinity of the Internet telephony device; wherein the at least one motion detector comprises at least one infrared sensor capable of detecting motion of an infrared emitting source; wherein the at least one motion detector is integrated in the device; wherein the at least one motion detector is coupled to the microprocessor to determine a user availability status of said Internet telephony device based on a proportion of a time period within which presence of motion is indicated by the motion signals. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of monitoring a user status of an Internet telephony device, comprising:
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monitoring motion in the vicinity of the Internet telephony device by at least one motion detector, wherein the at least one motion detector comprises at least one infrared sensor, capable of detecting motion of an infrared emitting source, and is integrated into the said Internet telephony device; detecting and generating motion signals based on said monitoring of motion; and determining the user status of the Internet telephony device based on proportion of time period within which presence of motion is indicated. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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