Methods for controlling telephone position reporting
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1. A method of reporting the position of a telephone handset, comprising:
- receiving authorization information;
if the authorization information is valid, providing an opportunity to enter a list of authorized callers authorized to determine the position of the telephone handset;
receiving and storing the list of authorized callers;
receiving a request for the position of the telephone handset;
providing the position of the telephone handset in response to said request, if the request is received from any one of the authorized callers.
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Abstract
A system and methods through which incoming calls to and/or outgoing calls from a telephone can be controlled. The present invention utilizes an authorized caller list to determine whether an incoming call should be connected, and a similar list to determine whether an outgoing call should be connected. The present invention can also facilitate the use of new telephone user interfaces, including by iterating through telephone numbers associated with a contact, until communications with the contact are established.
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1. A method of reporting the position of a telephone handset, comprising:
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receiving authorization information; if the authorization information is valid, providing an opportunity to enter a list of authorized callers authorized to determine the position of the telephone handset; receiving and storing the list of authorized callers; receiving a request for the position of the telephone handset; providing the position of the telephone handset in response to said request, if the request is received from any one of the authorized callers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of reporting the position of a telephone handset in a system, the method comprising:
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monitoring for requests of the telephone handset'"'"'s position; for each detected request, determining whether the request is from a caller included in a list of callers authorized to receive the position of the telephone handset, where the list is received from a user who has provided valid authorization information, and stored in the system; and if the request is from one of the authorized callers, reporting the position of the telephone handset to said authorized caller.
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