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US 2006/0050860 A1Published application
Context sensitive telephony wizard method and apparatus
OwnerCharles Bakerinventor
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, user-interface, and system to enable users to take advantage of new and existing telephony features. An internet access device determines its current call state, and displays help information, or menu options showing the features available in the current state. Internet access devices may download additional help information or menu items when new features become available.
Claims23
1-22. (canceled)
An apparatus comprising:
- a call state monitor configured to passively determine a call state of a device, the call state monitor not having a separate telephone number from the apparatus;
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- a telephony wizard, coupled to the call state monitor, configured to identify a list of telephony documentation available during the call state, the telephony documentation including at least one from the list consisting of telephony feature descriptions, telephony feature invocation directions, and telephony feature-related advertisements.
A method comprising:
- passively determining a call state of a device without a separate telephone number from the device;
- displaying a list of telephony documentation available during the call state, the telephony documentation including at least one from the list consisting of telephony feature descriptions, telephony feature invocation directions, and telephony feature-related advertisements.
A method comprising:
- passively determining a call state of a device without a separate telephone number from the device, the call states including an active call state;
- displaying a list of telephony documentation of an available telephony feature during the active call state, the telephony documentation including at least one from the list consisting of telephony feature descriptions, telephony feature invocation directions, and telephony feature-related advertisements.
A computer-readable medium encoded with data and instructions, the data and instructions causing an apparatus executing the instructions to:
- passively determine a call state of a device without a separate telephone number from the device, the call state including an active call state;
- display a list of telephony documentation of an available telephony feature during the active call state, the telephony documentation including at least one from the list consisting of telephony feature descriptions, telephony feature invocation directions, and telephony feature-related advertisements.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for passively determining a call state of a device without a separate telephone number from the apparatus, the call state including an active call state;
- means for displaying a list of telephony documentation of an available feature during the active call state, the telephony documentation including at least one from the list consisting of telephony feature descriptions, telephony feature invocation directions, and telephony feature-related advertisements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.