Directory features in a distributed telephony system
AssigneeShoreTel, Inc.
InventorsMichael Tovino, Richard Winslow, Glen Okita
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Abstract
A telephony system is presented that enables a phone to access a directory and use the directory in conjunction with other phone functions. The system includes a server with a telephony management software (TMS) unit, a telephony application programming interface (TAPI) unit, and an application unit. The application unit includes a control module, a function module, a filter module, a presentation module, a phone interface module, and a storage interface module. A server sends a signal to a phone regarding the contents of a directory. A server also enables a user to navigate through the directory, filter the directory, and perform call functions on phone numbers associated with directory entries.
Claims21
A method for enabling a phone to display a directory, the method comprising:
- associating the phone with the directory;
- and
- signaling the phone to display information from the directory.
An apparatus for a enabling a phone to display a directory, the apparatus comprising:
- a presentation module configured to generate a signal that causes the phone to display information from the directory;
- a phone interface module configured to send data to and receive data from the phone;
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- a control module communicatively coupled to the presentation module and the phone interface module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.