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Security system with call management functionality
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP
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Filing: 1999-08-03
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Granted: 2002-04-09
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Expires: 2019-08-03
Abstract
Abstract A security system with call management functionality is coupled to a telephone network for providing a telephone service and at least one telephone line. This system also includes a call management controller for enabling, disabling or changing telephone service based on user presence and identity. User presence and identity is determined by a security controller coupled to a plurality of sensors for providing at least one home security function.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond Walden Bennett, III
- 👤 John Roland Beardsley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 14:20
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A security system with call management functionality coupled to a telephone network for providing at least one telephone service, said telephone network having at least one telephone line, said security system comprising: a call management controller coupled to said telephone network for enabling, disabling or modifying said telephone service; and a security system having a security controller coupled to said call management controller, said security controller coupled to a plurality of sensors for providing at least one home security function; wherein said telephone service is selected from the group consisting of: night mode privacy, automated attendant, follow me service, kid kontrol, maid minder, and voice mail delivery.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A security system with call management functionality coupled to a telephone network for providing at least one telephone service, said telephone network having at least one telephone line, said security system comprising: a call management controller coupled to said telephone network for enabling, disabling or modifying said telephone service; and a security system having a security controller coupled to said call management controller, said security controller coupled to a plurality of sensors for providing at least one home security function; wherein said telephone service is selected from the group consisting of: night mode privacy, automated attendant, follow me service, kid kontrol, maid minder, and voice mail delivery.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A security system with call management functionality as recited in claim 1 wherein said telephone network has a plurality of telephone lines.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A security system with call management functionality as recited in claim 1 , further comprising at least one user console coupled to said security controller for manual user identification.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A security system with call management functionality as recited in claim 1 , further comprising: at least one receiver coupled to said security controller for automatic user identification; and at least one transponder coupled to and in communication with said receiver.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A security system with call management functionality as recited in claim 1 further comprising a magnetically coded door key coupled to said security controller for user identification.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A security system with call management functionality as recited in claim 1 further comprising a voice processing system coupled to said security controller.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A security system with call management functionality as recited in claim 6 wherein said voice processing system further comprises a speaker verification module for user identification.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A security system with call management functionality as recited in claim 7 wherein said voice processing system further comprises a speech recognition module for verbal command processing.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of providing call management functionality for a security system coupled to a telephone network, said security system including, a call management controller and a security controller, the method comprising the steps of: providing at least one telephone service wherein said telephone service is selected from the group consisting of: night mode privacy, automated attendant, follow me service, kid control, maid minder and voice mail delivery; identifying a user to generate a user identity; and modifying said telephone service in response to said user identity.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of providing call management functionality for a security system coupled to a telephone network, said security system including, a call management controller and a security controller, the method comprising the steps of: providing at least one telephone service wherein said telephone service is selected from the group consisting of: night mode privacy, automated attendant, follow me service, kid control, maid minder and voice mail delivery; identifying a user to generate a user identity; and modifying said telephone service in response to said user identity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
87 words
A method of providing call management functionality for a security system as recited in claim 9 wherein the step of providing at least one telephone service includes providing automated attendant, comprising the steps of: associating a phone line to correspond to said user identity; determining user presence based upon said user identity; allowing a caller to ring through to a telephone set if user presence is detected; and transferring said caller to a voice mailbox that corresponds to said user identity if user presence is not detected.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method of providing automated attendant for a security system as recited in claim 10 wherein the step of allowing said caller to ring through to a telephone set further comprises the step of distinctively ringing said telephone to denote which user is being called.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method of providing automated attendant for a security system as recited in claim 10 wherein the step of transferring said caller to a voice mailbox further comprises the step of paging said user.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method of providing automated attendant for a security system as recited in claim 10 wherein the step of allowing said caller to ring through to a telephone set further comprises the step of generating a call-waiting signal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method of providing call management functionality for a security system as recited in claim 9 wherein the step of providing at least one telephone service includes providing voice mail delivery, comprising the steps of: determining user presence based upon said user identity; and notifying said user of voice mail messages corresponding to said user identity.
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