| 摘要 |
<p>A method ( 50 ) or system ( 10 ) of determining availability of a remote party can include a communication device ( 13, 28 or 30 ) enabled and authorized to monitor a remote appliance ( 12, 16, 18 , or 19 ) belonging to the remote party and a processor 11 coupled to the communication device or the remote appliance. The system can monitor ( 53 ) the remote appliance for a predetermined set of activities indicative of availability or unavailability of the remote party when the communication device is attempting to communicate with the remote party, analyze ( 54 ) the predetermined set of activities, and notify ( 55 ) the communication device of the unavailability of the remote party if the predetermined set of activities match a stored set of activities. The system can prevent or enable ( 56 ) a call or an alert if the predetermined set of activities match or fail to match the stored set of activities.</p> |
