Patent ID: 8155277
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G10L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for a first person communicating with a second person at a distance to activate and use a communications unit comprising the steps of: a first person approaching a two way communications system having a coupled computer with at least a first person monitoring device comprising a video display for sensing visual information and contained in a communications unit which allows hands-free dialing and mode changes without using physical contact with the communications unit; activating the communications unit by the first person coming within detectable range of the video display and proximity/motion detector disposed within the communications system; initializing the communications unit by at least one of the steps of inserting payment into a receptacle and inserting an encoded card into a card reader; and generating a signal, which comprises generating the visual information from the video display in the form of the first person positioning a hand in a certain way and without using physical contact with the communications unit for sensing by the video display and thereby causing the video display to interact with the computer to connect the communications unit to the desired communications location and enable communication between the first person and the second person at a distance.