Call management in a telecommunications system

• US 8,064,898 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2007
• Issued: 11/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Murat Carnall
• Original Assignee: Murat Carnall
• Inventors: Carnall, Murat
• Primary Examiner(s): Corsaro; Nick
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, MAHENDRA R
• Application Number:
  US11/764,696
• Publication Number:
  US 20080132226A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,618 Days
• Field of Search: 702/62, 236/377, 340/517, 340/573, 340/925, 710/16, 710/18, 455/423
• US Class Current: 455/423
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/30 for supporting lawful interception, monitoring or retaining of communications or communication related information circuit switched telephony call monitoring H04M3/2281

Abstract

A system and method of covertly monitoring a communications device, the method that includes using a separate monitoring device to monitor a monitored communications device, without any indication of the monitoring being received by the monitored communications device.

Claims

1. A method of automatically monitoring a wireless communications device, the method comprising:

monitoring the wireless communication device to identify a change of state in the wireless communications device, the change of state comprising at least one of the capture of data, the reception of data within a message received by the wireless communications device, and the sending of data in an outgoing message from the wireless communications device;

replicating the captured, sent or received data;

forwarding the replicated captured, sent or received data to a separate monitoring device,

selecting the predetermined monitoring device base on a rule applied by a controller of the wireless communications device; and

automatically establishing a wireless communications channel to the predetermined monitoring device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the change of state further comprises at least one of an interaction with another entity, an operation of the wireless communications device, receipt of a communication from another entity, an outgoing communication from the wireless communications device, an input of data to the wireless communications device via a key pad of the wireless communications device, an input of voice signals from a human user of the wireless communications device, and capture of a moving or still image via a camera device comprising the wireless communications device.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reporting is carried out without requesting consent from a user of the monitored wireless communications device.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reporting of the change of state of the monitored wireless communications device is reported automatically, without any indication of the reporting being received by the monitored wireless communications device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monitoring of the monitored wireless communications device is carried out without knowledge of a user of the wireless communications device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

in response to a reported change of state of the monitored wireless communications device, remotely performing a further operation of the monitored wireless communications device from a remote location, in which a user of the monitored wireless communications device becomes aware that the monitored wireless communications device is being monitored.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication is monitored by the monitoring device substantially in real time.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a configuration of the monitored wireless communications device is monitored.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a monitored operation of the monitored wireless communications device comprises a voice call.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monitoring device comprises a mobile phone handset.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monitoring device comprises a recording device capable of recording voice data.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, comprising monitoring a start time of an operation of the device.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1, is comprising recording an end time of an operation of the monitored wireless communications device.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, comprising recording an identification data identifying at least one of the monitored wireless communications device.

15. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

performing a search of the monitoring device, to search a parameter selected from the set

date of an operation,

start time of an operation,

an operation finish time,

time duration of an operation,

number called, and

a calling number.

16. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a remotely sent instruction by the controller; and

reconfiguring the controller to permit selective change of the rule in response to the remotely sent instruction.

17. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein:

the voice call comprises a voice call initiated by the wireless communications device to another entity; and

automatically establishing a wireless communications channel comprises automatically establishing a conference call with the wireless communication device, the called entity, and the monitoring device.

18. A wireless mobile handset, comp comprising:

a display to display data; and

a controller configured to;

identify a change of state of the wireless communications device, the change of state comprising at least one of the capture of data, the reception of data within a message received by the wireless communications device, and the sending of data in an outgoing message from the wireless communications device,

replicate the captured, sent or received data,

select an external monitoring device based on a rule established by the controller of the wireless communications device,

establish a wireless communications channel with the predetermined external monitoring device,

forward, via the communications channel, the replicated captured, sent or received data to the predetermined external monitoring device, and

automatically establish a wireless communications channel to the external monitoring device.

19. A method of automatically monitoring a wireless communications device, the method comprising:

monitoring a voice call initiating by the wireless communication device to another entity to identify a change of state in the wireless communications device, the change of state comprising at least one of the capture of data, the reception of data within a message received by the wireless communications device, and the sending of data in an outgoing message from the wireless communications device;

replicating the captured, sent or received data;

forwarding the replicated captured, sent or received data to a separate monitoring device; and

automatically establishing a conference call with the wireless communication device, the called entity, and the monitoring device.