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Cellular communications based intercom system and methods

US7304572B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 2004
Grant dateDec 4, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 4, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/6332
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method in an intercom system including detecting the presence of a visitor at a visitor monitor, communicating (224) information received at the visitor monitor in association with the visitor detected to a remotely located communications network gateway, communicating (232) the presence of the visitor from the communication network gateway to a remote terminal, and forwarding the information received from the communications network gateway to the remote terminal.

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