Notification system
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1. A method for providing a notification, the method comprising:
- storing a notification request at a home unit;
receiving the notification request at a central location, the notification request comprising an audible message, a notification time, and a destination;
storing the audible message at the central location;
associating the audible message with the notification time and destination;
determining a current time;
comparing the determined current time to the notification time;
connecting a telephone call to the destination based on the determination; and
transmitting the stored audible message to the destination during the telephone call based on the connection.
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Abstract
A method for providing a notification includes receiving a notification request at a central location. The notification request includes an audible message, a notification time, and a destination. The audible message is stored at the central location and associated with the notification time and destination. A current time is determined and compared with the determined notification time. The method further includes connecting a telephone call to the destination based on the determination and transmitting the stored audible message to the destination during the telephone call based on the connection.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a notification, the method comprising:
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storing a notification request at a home unit; receiving the notification request at a central location, the notification request comprising an audible message, a notification time, and a destination; storing the audible message at the central location; associating the audible message with the notification time and destination; determining a current time; comparing the determined current time to the notification time; connecting a telephone call to the destination based on the determination; and transmitting the stored audible message to the destination during the telephone call based on the connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer readable code for providing a notification, the medium comprising:
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computer readable code for storing a notification request at a home unit; computer readable code for receiving the notification request at a central location, the notification request comprising an audible message, a notification time, and a destination; computer readable code for storing the audible message at the central location; computer readable code for associating the audible message with the notification time and destination; computer readable code for determining a current time; computer readable code for comparing the determined current time to the notification time; computer readable code for connecting a telephone call to the destination based on the determination; and computer readable code for transmitting the stored audible message to the destination during the telephone call based on the connection. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 19)
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17. A system for providing a notification, the system comprising:
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means for storing at a home unit a notification time, audible message and destination; means for receiving at a central location the stored notification time, audible message and destination; means for storing at the central location the received notification time, audible message and destination; means for determining a current time; means for comparing the determined current time to the notification time; means for connecting a telephone call to the destination based on the determination; and means for transmitting the stored audible message to the destination during the telephone call based on the connection. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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