System and associated methodology for detecting same-room presence using ultrasound as an out-of-band channel
First Claim
1. A telecommunications device, comprising:
- an electronic memory to store at least a network address, a first random number code, and a second random number code;
a sound unit to transmit the network address and the first and second random number codes via ultrasonic sound waves;
a network interface to communicate via a data network using the network address; and
a processor to establish a communication session, using the network address, for a teleconference with another device over the data network based upon receipt of a response from the other device via the data network, the response including at least the first random number code,wherein the processor is configured to measure a time elapsed from the receipt of the response and generate a warning message indicating that the terminal device is outside a permitted communication range for the teleconference when the time reaches a predetermined time before the second random number code is received by the telecommunications device.
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Abstract
A telecommunications device includes an electronic memory to store at least a network address and a random number code, and a sound unit to transmit the network address and the random number code via ultrasonic sound waves. The telecommunications device also includes a network interface to communicate via a data network using the network address and a processor to establish a communication session with another device over the data network based upon receipt of a response from the other device via the data network, the response including at least the random number code. The telecommunications device does not establish the communication session with the other device if the random number code is missing from the response or if the random number code in the response does not match the random number code transmitted in the ultrasonic sound waves.
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18 Claims
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1. A telecommunications device, comprising:
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an electronic memory to store at least a network address, a first random number code, and a second random number code; a sound unit to transmit the network address and the first and second random number codes via ultrasonic sound waves; a network interface to communicate via a data network using the network address; and a processor to establish a communication session, using the network address, for a teleconference with another device over the data network based upon receipt of a response from the other device via the data network, the response including at least the first random number code, wherein the processor is configured to measure a time elapsed from the receipt of the response and generate a warning message indicating that the terminal device is outside a permitted communication range for the teleconference when the time reaches a predetermined time before the second random number code is received by the telecommunications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A terminal device comprising:
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a sound detection device to receive at least ultrasonic sound waves; a network interface to communicate via a data network; and a processor to establish a videoconference via the network interface and the data network with another device using a network address and a first random number code received via the sound detection device, wherein the videoconference is terminated when a predetermined time elapses before a second random number code is received by the terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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transmitting a network address and a first random number code from a telecommunications device to a terminal device via ultrasonic sound waves; receiving, at the telecommunications device, a response from the terminal device via a data network, the response including at least the first random number code; establishing a communication session between the telecommunications device and the terminal device over the data network using the network address based on the first random number code; generating a warning message indicating that the terminal device is outside a permitted communication range when the a predetermined time elapses before a second number code is received by the telecommunication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer-readable instructions thereon, the computer readable instructions when executed by a telecommunications device cause the telecommunications device to perform a method comprising:
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transmitting a network address and a random number code from the telecommunications device to a terminal device via ultrasonic sound waves; receiving a response from the terminal device via a data network, the response including at least the random number code; establishing a communication session including a videoconference with the terminal device over the data network using the network address when the random number code received matches the random number code transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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