AUTOMATIC REMOTE COMMUNICATION USING NETWORK TELEPHONY
First Claim
1. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving an activation request at a location-aware component of the communication system, the activation request indicating occurrence of an activation event;
in response to the activation request, sending a signal indicating a location of the location-aware component to a networking component of the communication system;
receiving the signal indicating the location of the location-aware component at the networking component; and
sending a signal indicating the location of the location-aware component into a communication network toward at least one network server communicatively coupled to the communication network.
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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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19 Claims
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1. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving an activation request at a location-aware component of the communication system, the activation request indicating occurrence of an activation event; in response to the activation request, sending a signal indicating a location of the location-aware component to a networking component of the communication system; receiving the signal indicating the location of the location-aware component at the networking component; and sending a signal indicating the location of the location-aware component into a communication network toward at least one network server communicatively coupled to the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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