Auditory methods for providing information about a telecommunication system's settings and status
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1. A method for providing to a user at least one of current setting and status information associated with a telecommunication device, comprising:
- receiving a request for the at least one of current setting and status information;
collecting the requested at least one of current setting and status information; and
audibly providing the requested at least one of current setting and status information to the user, wherein the at least one of current setting and status information comprises two or more of a speaker volume level, a microphone volume level, a ringer volume level, whether the speaker is activated, whether the microphone is activated, whether the speaker is deactivated, whether the microphone is deactivated, whether call forwarding is activated, whether call forwarding is deactivated, a date setting of the device, a time setting of the device, whether do not disturb is activated, whether do not disturb is deactivated, a coverage path, a starting time for one or more time-dependent settings, a stopping time for one or more time-dependent settings, a charge level of a power source of the device, a time remaining on the charge level, an identity of a digital encoding algorithm currently in use by the device, whether any lines are active, whether any lines are inactive, what lines are active, what lines are inactive, what lines have callers on hold, a number of callers on hold, whether any new and/or old messages are enqueued in voice mail, a number of new and/or old messages enqueued in voice mail, identification information associated with at least one caller, the duration of the call, a length of time the call has been on hold, a number of parties on the call, and the names of parties on the call.
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The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for providing to a user at least one of setting and status information associated with a telecommunication device. The method includes and the apparatus performs the steps of receiving a request for the at least one of setting and status information, collecting the requested at least one of setting and status information, and providing the requested at least one of setting and status information to the user, via an auditory method.
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1. A method for providing to a user at least one of current setting and status information associated with a telecommunication device, comprising:
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receiving a request for the at least one of current setting and status information;
collecting the requested at least one of current setting and status information; and
audibly providing the requested at least one of current setting and status information to the user, wherein the at least one of current setting and status information comprises two or more of a speaker volume level, a microphone volume level, a ringer volume level, whether the speaker is activated, whether the microphone is activated, whether the speaker is deactivated, whether the microphone is deactivated, whether call forwarding is activated, whether call forwarding is deactivated, a date setting of the device, a time setting of the device, whether do not disturb is activated, whether do not disturb is deactivated, a coverage path, a starting time for one or more time-dependent settings, a stopping time for one or more time-dependent settings, a charge level of a power source of the device, a time remaining on the charge level, an identity of a digital encoding algorithm currently in use by the device, whether any lines are active, whether any lines are inactive, what lines are active, what lines are inactive, what lines have callers on hold, a number of callers on hold, whether any new and/or old messages are enqueued in voice mail, a number of new and/or old messages enqueued in voice mail, identification information associated with at least one caller, the duration of the call, a length of time the call has been on hold, a number of parties on the call, and the names of parties on the call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing to a user at least one of current setting and status information associated with a telecommunication device, comprising:
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means for receiving a request for the at least one of current setting and status information;
means for collecting the requested at least one of current setting and status information; and
means for providing audibly the requested at least one of current setting and status information to the user, wherein the at least one of current setting and status information comprises two or more of a speaker volume level, a microphone volume level a ringer volume level, whether the speaker is activated, whether the microphone is activated, whether the speaker is deactivated, whether the microphone is deactivated, whether call forwarding is activated, whether call forwarding is deactivated, a date setting of the device, a time setting of the device, whether do not disturb is activated, whether do not disturb is deactivated, a coverage path, a starting time for one or more time-dependent settings, a stopping time for one or more time-dependent settings, a charge level of a power source of the device, a time remaining on the charge level, an identity of a digital encoding algorithm currently in use by the device, whether any lines are active, whether any lines are inactive, what lines are active, what lines are inactive, what lines have callers on hold, a number of callers on hold, whether any new and/or old messages are enqueued in voice mail, a number of new and/or old messages enqueued in voice mail, identification information associated with at least one caller, the duration of the call, a length of time the call has been on hold, a number of parties on the call, and the names of parties on the call. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for providing to a user at least one of current setting and status information associated with a voice telecommunication device, comprising:
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an input configured to receive a request for the at least one of current setting and status information;
an assistant configured to collect the requested at least one of current setting and status information; and
an output configured to provide the requested at least one of current setting and status information to the user, wherein the at least one of current setting and status information comprises two or more of a speaker volume level, a microphone volume level, a ringer volume level, whether the speaker is activated, whether the microphone is activated, whether the speaker is deactivated, whether the microphone is deactivated, whether call forwarding is activated, whether call forwarding is deactivated, a date setting of the device, a time setting of the device, whether do not disturb is activated, whether do not disturb is deactivated, a coverage path, a starting time for one or more time-dependent settings, a stopping time for one or more time-dependent settings, a charge level of a power source of the device, a time remaining on the charge level, an identity of a digital encoding algorithm currently in use by the device, whether any lines are active, whether any lines are inactive, what lines are active, what lines are inactive, what lines have callers on hold, a number of callers on hold, whether any new and/or old messages are enqueued in voice mail, a number of new and/or old messages enqueued in voice mail, identification information associated with at least one caller, the duration of the call, a length of time the call has been on hold, a number of parties on the call, and the names of parties on the call. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for providing to a user at least one of setting and status information associated with a telecommunication device, comprising:
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receiving a request for the at least one of setting and status information;
collecting the requested at least one of setting and status information; and
providing the requested at least one of setting and status information to the user, wherein the providing step comprises;
selecting at least one pre-recorded audio word and/or phrase describing the collected at least one of setting and status information; and
broadcasting the selected at least one pre-recorded audio word and/or phrase over a speaker in the telecommunication device. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A system for providing to a user at least one of setting and status information associated with a telecommunication device, comprising:
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an input configured to receive a request for the at least one of setting and status information;
an assistant configured to collect the requested at least one of setting and status information; and
an output configured to provide the requested at least one of setting and status information to the user, wherein the assistant is configured to select at least one pre-recorded audio word and/or phrase describing the collected at least one of setting and status information and broadcast an audio stream comprising the selected at least one pre-recorded audio word and/or phrase over a speaker in the telecommunication device. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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