AUTOMATIC REMOTE COMMUNICATION USING NETWORK TELEPHONY
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus to provide remote communication using network telephony. In a transmitter, an activation message is decoded to generate an activation command. The activation message is sent from an activator via a communication medium in response to a telephony call. An information message is transmitted, responsive to the activation command, to a receiver using a communication protocol. In a receiver, an activation message is decoded to generate an activation command. The activation message is sent in response to a telephone call. An information message is received, responsive to the activation command. The information message is sent from a transmitter according to a communication protocol via a communication medium.
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143 Claims
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1-21. -21. (canceled)
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33. A network comprising:
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a plurality of commonly coupled location transmitters, each transmitter comprising a transmission unit to broadcast a signal modulated from an information message containing respective location information in response to a telephony call; and a network component capable of sensing at least one of the plurality of transmitters, the network component comprising; a sensor capable of at least intermittent coupling to a first transmitter of the plurality of transmitters to receive the respective location broadcast by the first transmitter, a location determination unit coupled to the sensor to process the received respective location information, and a network interface to externally issue the respective location information in accordance with a packet data format; wherein the transmission unit of a transmitter broadcasts the respective location information responsive to an activation request. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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121. A method of providing the location of a first communication device to a second communication device, comprising:
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establishing a communication connection between the first communication device and the second communication device; and responsive to establishment of the communication connection, transmitting a signal indicative of the location of the first communication device from the first communication device to the second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132)
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133. A communication device, comprising:
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a communication connection processor operable to establish a communication connection between the communication device and another communication device; and a location signal generator operable, responsive to establishment of the communication connection, to generate a signal indicative of the location of the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143)
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