User supervision and notification
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1. A method of supervision and notification comprising:
- monitoring activities performed by a home terminating telephone device;
storing rules in memory of the home terminating telephone device that describe prohibited activities;
displaying a login prompt that requires identification of a user of the home terminating telephone device;
receiving authentication of the user;
retrieving a rule from the memory that is associated with the user;
determining a prohibited activity is attempted by the user of the home terminating telephone device;
sending an instant message from the terminating telephone device over an Internet channel to an address associated with a parent to notify the parent of the prohibited activity and an identification of a name of the user of the terminating telephone device that is attempting the prohibited activity; and
prompting the parent to authorize the prohibited activity.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, and devices for user supervision and notification. In this regard, one embodiment of such a method, among others, can be broadly summarized by the following: monitoring activities performed by a telephone device; and notifying a user of the activities performed by the telephone and identification of users performing the activities, notification of activities being made by the telephone device.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of supervision and notification comprising:
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monitoring activities performed by a home terminating telephone device; storing rules in memory of the home terminating telephone device that describe prohibited activities; displaying a login prompt that requires identification of a user of the home terminating telephone device; receiving authentication of the user; retrieving a rule from the memory that is associated with the user; determining a prohibited activity is attempted by the user of the home terminating telephone device; sending an instant message from the terminating telephone device over an Internet channel to an address associated with a parent to notify the parent of the prohibited activity and an identification of a name of the user of the terminating telephone device that is attempting the prohibited activity; and prompting the parent to authorize the prohibited activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing processor executable instructions for performing operations, the operations comprising:
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monitoring activities performed by a home terminating telephone device; storing rules in memory of the home terminating telephone device that describe prohibited activities for multiple users; displaying a login prompt that requires identification of a user of the home terminating telephone device; receiving authentication of the user; retrieving a rule from the memory that is associated with the user; determining a prohibited activity is attempted by the user of the home terminating telephone device; sending an instant message from the home terminating telephone device over an Internet channel to an address associated with a parent to notify the parent of the prohibited activity and an identification of a name of the user attempting the prohibited activity performing the activities; prompting the parent to authorize the prohibited activity; receiving an incoming instant message at the home terminating telephone device that requests a log of calls to and from the home terminating telephone device; retrieving a single log of calls from remote memory that is populated with information received from multiple home terminating telephone devices; and sending the single log of calls to the address associated with the parent. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system of supervision and notification comprising:
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a processor; and memory for storing instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising; monitor activities performed by a home terminating telephone device; store rules in memory of the home terminating telephone device that describe prohibited activities for multiple users; display a login prompt that requires identification of a user of the home terminating telephone device; receive authentication of the user; retrieve a rule from the memory that is associated with the user; determine a prohibited activity is attempted by the user of the terminating telephone device; send an instant message from the terminating telephone device over an Internet channel to an address associated with a parent to notify the parent of the prohibited activity and an identification of a name of the user performing the activities; prompt the parent to authorize the prohibited activity; receive an incoming instant message at the home terminating telephone device that requests a log of calls to and from the home terminating telephone device; retrieve a single log of calls from remote memory that is populated with information received from multiple home terminating telephone devices; and send the single log of calls to the address associated with the parent.
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