Enhanced telephony system for premises monitoring
US6061430A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M11/04
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An enhanced telephony system for use in premises monitoring is disclosed. More particularly, such system provides an alert signal upon sensing of a predetermined condition of interest at a business or residential premises. The system provides for the receipt of a sensor signal at telephony service equipment, located at the premises in response to the sensing of a predetermined condition of interest. In turn, such telephony equipment is employed, in response to receipt of a sensor signal, to automatically provide at least one of a human-perceivable alert signal at the premises, or the initiation of a telephony call to a predetermined telephone number corresponding with the service control point maintained within a telephony services network. Preferably, the human-perceivable alert signal provided comprises a ringer cadence distinct from that employed in connection with the receipt of incoming telephone calls from third-parties. Such distinct cadence alerts individuals at the monitored premises that the predetermined condition of interest has been sensed. When a telephony call is initiated to a number corresponding with the service control point, additional AIN-enabled features may b…
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