System and method for remote home monitoring and intercom communication
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1. A method of interacting with a telephone comprising:
- receiving a dialed telephone number from a subscriber;
receiving an additional input from the subscriber to activate an interactive feature of the telephone, the interactive feature being selected from a plurality of interactive features comprising at least a monitor mode and a full-duplex intercom mode providing for communication between the subscriber and a party located at the telephone without any input from the party located at the telephone;
entering the telephone into an off-hook monitoring mode if the additional input activates the off-hook monitoring mode; and
entering the telephone into an off-hook full-duplex intercom mode if the additional input activates the off-hook full-duplex intercom mode.
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Abstract
A system and method for remote home monitoring and intercom communication. An indicator is received for activating an interactive feature of a telephone. A determination is made whether the indicator authorizes the interactive feature. The audio interface of the telephone is activated.
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1. A method of interacting with a telephone comprising:
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receiving a dialed telephone number from a subscriber; receiving an additional input from the subscriber to activate an interactive feature of the telephone, the interactive feature being selected from a plurality of interactive features comprising at least a monitor mode and a full-duplex intercom mode providing for communication between the subscriber and a party located at the telephone without any input from the party located at the telephone; entering the telephone into an off-hook monitoring mode if the additional input activates the off-hook monitoring mode; and entering the telephone into an off-hook full-duplex intercom mode if the additional input activates the off-hook full-duplex intercom mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A monitoring system comprising:
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a function trigger for intercepting an incoming call from a subscriber destined to a telephone number; and logic associated with the function trigger, the logic being configured to perform the following steps upon the interception of an incoming call from the subscriber; receiving an additional input from the subscriber to activate an interactive feature of a telephone, the interactive feature being selected from a plurality of interactive features comprising at least a monitor mode and a full duplex intercom mode providing for communication between the subscriber and a party located at the telephone without any input from the party located at the telephone; entering the telephone into an off-hook monitoring mode if the additional input activates an off-hook monitoring mode; and entering the telephone into an off-hook full-duplex intercom mode if the additional input activates the off-hook full-duplex intercom mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication device configured to provide interactive features, the device comprising:
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a processing unit for processing a set of instructions; and a memory configured to store the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions provides for the communications device to; receive an additional input from a subscriber to activate an interactive feature of the communication device, the interactive feature being selected from a plurality of interactive features comprising at least a monitor mode and a full-duplex intercom mode providing for communication between the subscriber and a party located at the telephone without any input from the party located at the telephone; enter the communication device into an off-hook monitoring mode if the additional input activates an off-hook monitoring mode; and enter the communication device into an off-hook full-duplex intercom mode if the additional input activates the full-duplex off-hook intercom mode. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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