Telephonic communications – Special services – Locating using diverse technology
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-28
2007-08-28
Bui, Bing Q. (Department: 2614)
Telephonic communications
Special services
Locating using diverse technology
C379S201070, C379S201100, C379S207120
Reexamination Certificate
active
10515169
ABSTRACT:
A telephony system (100) is disclosed as including a number of telephone sets (116a-116f), a home server (110), a fingerprint scanner (102), a keypad (104), a smart card reader (106), and such other identification devices which are adapted to detect the occurrence of location-related events relating to users of the system (100), and the home server (110) is adapted to assess, on the basis of occurrence of the location-related events, the respective probability of the users being in the vicinity of each of the telephone sets (116a-116f). There is also disclosed a method of operating a telephony system (100), including providing a number of telephone sets (116a-116f); providing a home server (110); detecting the occurrence of location-related events relating to users of the system (100); and assessing the respective probability of the users being in the vicinity of each of the telephone sets (116a-116f).
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Buchanan & Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Bui Bing Q.
Intexact Technologies Limited
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