Telephonic communications – Having light wave or ultrasonic link for speech or paging... – Including fiber optic link within telephone network
Patent
1995-12-04
1997-11-04
Bost, Dwayne
Telephonic communications
Having light wave or ultrasonic link for speech or paging...
Including fiber optic link within telephone network
379 58, 379114, H04M 1100, H04M 1500
Patent
active
056848617
ABSTRACT:
A small, wireless, battery operated monitoring apparatus is provided that is installed by a user on a cellular telephone in close proximity to a telephone antenna. The monitoring device monitors telephone usage by detecting and tracking radio frequency signal transmissions from the antenna to a base station. The monitoring device includes a microprocessor that performs functions on data indicative of cellular telephone usage and the customer billing plan. The microprocessor, under control of a call processing program, determines exactly when cellular mobile service is established and terminated at the cellular telephone. Under control of a time tracking program, the microprocessor monitors telephone usage, and generates statistical information indicative of telephone usage. The tracking program allows the user to set parameter values associated with statistical information indicative of a customer billing plan and the current date and time. The microprocessor maintains and updates the statistical information, as necessary. The current parameter values for the statistical information generated by the microprocessor are selectively displayed on a display unit associated with the monitoring device. The monitoring device can be used with any manufacturer's cellular telephone, and works with any cellular telephone system standard in the United States or abroad. An alternative embodiment of the present invention allows for the monitoring device to be incorporated into the standard electrical circuitry associated with a cellular telephone such that at least a portion of the monitoring apparatus is contained within the housing of the mobile unit. A method for monitoring telephone usage is also disclosed.
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Lewis Walter F.
McGovern Michael J.
Van Dwingelen Jay W.
Bost Dwayne
Legree Tracy M.
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