Security system with call management functionality
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1. A security system with call management functionality coupled to a telephone network for providing at least one telephone service, said telephone network having at least one telephone line, said security system comprising:
- a call management controller coupled to said telephone network for enabling, disabling or modifying said telephone service; and
a security system having a security controller coupled to said call management controller, said security controller coupled to a plurality of sensors for providing at least one home security function;
wherein said telephone service is selected from the group consisting of;
night mode privacy, automated attendant, follow me service, kid kontrol, maid minder, and voice mail delivery.
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Abstract
A security system with call management functionality is coupled to a telephone network for providing a telephone service and at least one telephone line. This system also includes a call management controller for enabling, disabling or changing telephone service based on user presence and identity. User presence and identity is determined by a security controller coupled to a plurality of sensors for providing at least one home security function.
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14 Claims
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1. A security system with call management functionality coupled to a telephone network for providing at least one telephone service, said telephone network having at least one telephone line, said security system comprising:
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a call management controller coupled to said telephone network for enabling, disabling or modifying said telephone service; and
a security system having a security controller coupled to said call management controller, said security controller coupled to a plurality of sensors for providing at least one home security function;
wherein said telephone service is selected from the group consisting of;
night mode privacy, automated attendant, follow me service, kid kontrol, maid minder, and voice mail delivery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
at least one receiver coupled to said security controller for automatic user identification; and
at least one transponder coupled to and in communication with said receiver.
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5. A security system with call management functionality as recited in claim 1 further comprising a magnetically coded door key coupled to said security controller for user identification.
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6. A security system with call management functionality as recited in claim 1 further comprising a voice processing system coupled to said security controller.
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7. A security system with call management functionality as recited in claim 6 wherein said voice processing system further comprises a speaker verification module for user identification.
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8. A security system with call management functionality as recited in claim 7 wherein said voice processing system further comprises a speech recognition module for verbal command processing.
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9. A method of providing call management functionality for a security system coupled to a telephone network, said security system including, a call management controller and a security controller, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one telephone service wherein said telephone service is selected from the group consisting of;
night mode privacy, automated attendant, follow me service, kid control, maid minder and voice mail delivery;
identifying a user to generate a user identity; and
modifying said telephone service in response to said user identity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
associating a phone line to correspond to said user identity;
determining user presence based upon said user identity;
allowing a caller to ring through to a telephone set if user presence is detected; and
transferring said caller to a voice mailbox that corresponds to said user identity if user presence is not detected.
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11. A method of providing automated attendant for a security system as recited in claim 10 wherein the step of allowing said caller to ring through to a telephone set further comprises the step of distinctively ringing said telephone to denote which user is being called.
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12. A method of providing automated attendant for a security system as recited in claim 10 wherein the step of transferring said caller to a voice mailbox further comprises the step of paging said user.
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13. A method of providing automated attendant for a security system as recited in claim 10 wherein the step of allowing said caller to ring through to a telephone set further comprises the step of generating a call-waiting signal.
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14. A method of providing call management functionality for a security system as recited in claim 9 wherein the step of providing at least one telephone service includes providing voice mail delivery, comprising the steps of:
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determining user presence based upon said user identity; and
notifying said user of voice mail messages corresponding to said user identity.
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