Provision of private information to voice telephone call parties
First Claim
1. In a voice telephone communication apparatus, a system for providing private information content to a voice telephone call party, comprising:
- an information store adapted to hold information content on behalf of said call party;
an information gatherer adapted to gather information that is private to said call party and add it to said information store as part of said information content; and
an information presenter adapted to retrieve said information content from said information store and present it to said call party in response to said call party initiating a voice telephone call.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing private information content to a voice telephone call parties prior to, during or following a call. In one aspect, the system and method may be implemented in a voice telephone communication apparatus that is adapted to hold information content in an information store on behalf of the call party, gather information that is private to the call party and add it to the information store as part of the information content, and retrieve the information content from the information store and present it to the call party in response to an information presentation initiation action. In another aspect, the system cooperates with a premises or equipment monitoring system, such as a security system, to provide monitoring information to a telephone call party.
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16 Claims
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1. In a voice telephone communication apparatus, a system for providing private information content to a voice telephone call party, comprising:
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an information store adapted to hold information content on behalf of said call party; an information gatherer adapted to gather information that is private to said call party and add it to said information store as part of said information content; and an information presenter adapted to retrieve said information content from said information store and present it to said call party in response to said call party initiating a voice telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method implemented in a voice telephone communication apparatus for providing private information content to a voice telephone call party, comprising:
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holding information content in an information store on behalf of said call party; gathering information that is private to said call party and adding it to said information store as part of said information content; and retrieving said information content from said information store and presenting it to said call party in response to said call party initiating a voice telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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