# US 2014/0192800 A1 · Phone appliance with display screen and methods of using the same

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- Number: US 2014/0192800 A1
- Document ID: US20140192800A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/176,598
- Filed: 2014-02-10
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2000-06-29
- Inventors: Ching-Yi Lin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192800A1

## CPC

- G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
- H04L 67/34: {involving the movement of software or configuration parameters (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416)}
- H04L 67/535: {Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34)}
- H04L 69/329: in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
- H04M 1/00: Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers (subscriber services or facilities provided at exchanges H04M3/00; prepayment telephone coin boxes H04M17/00; current supply arrangements H04M19/08)
- H04M 1/2471: {Configurable and interactive telephone terminals with subscriber controlled features modifications, e.g. with ADSI capability [Analog Display Services Interface] (systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers H04M3/42; administration or customization of services H04M3/42136; by downloading data to substation equipment H04M3/42178)}
- H04M 1/2473: {Telephone terminals interfacing a personal computer, e.g. using an API (Application Programming Interface) (details of API H04M7/0021)}
- H04M 1/2478: {Telephone terminals specially adapted for non-voice services, e.g. email, internet access (centralized arrangements where telephones services are combined H04M7/0024; for recording text messages H04M3/5322; for accessing Internet H04M3/4938)}
- H04M 1/2535: {adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network (Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16)}
- H04M 15/56: {for VoIP communications}
- H04M 15/83: {Notification aspects}
- H04M 15/84: {Types of notifications}
- H04L 51/00: User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
- H04M 2201/38: Displays
- H04M 2207/203: composed of PSTN and data network, e.g. the Internet
- H04M 2215/202: VoIP; Packet switched telephony
- H04M 2215/81: Notifying aspects, e.g. notifications or displays to the user
- H04M 2215/8129: Type of notification
- H04M 2250/22: including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

## Abstract

A phone appliance and method of use are provided where the phone appliance can be used to make VoIP communications calls. In a preferred embodiment, the phone appliance includes an RF connection for connecting to a computer or other computing device for facilitating the placement of the VoIP communications calls. The phone appliance further includes a display or portal for depicting advertisements provided by various advertisers. The advertisements provided can be used to defray all or part of the cost associated with making VoIP communications calls. The portal can also be used to communicate with businesses for ordering products, such as ordering a pizza, and to perform various services, such as purchasing stocks. In an exemplary system, the phone appliance is used to transmit to a control center information related to the user of the phone appliance, such as interests and buying habits, and queries for receiving additional information for various advertised products and services. The control center transmits the queries to the appropriate vendors for providing the user with additional information. Other functions and features are provided to the phone appliance, such as being able to download e-mail messages stored within or received by the computer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

(canceled)

### Claim at position 2

2-27. (canceled)

### Claim 28

A phone appliance for making voice communications and for facilitating sending data communications via at least one data network, said phone appliance comprising:
a transceiver for transmitting and receiving the voice communications and the data communications via the at least one data network; and
a display screen for displaying at least one data communication received via the at least one data network;
said phone appliance configured for Internet access for viewing Internet content and for downloading software wirelessly via accessing the Internet content for adding at least one additional function to said phone appliance, said one additional function includes performing at least one service associated with the Internet content;
wherein, when said phone appliance is operable, a time when the user initiates downloading of the at least one data communication received for display by the display screen via the user accessing the Internet content is independent of a time when the user makes a voice communication call.

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

The phone appliance according to claim 28 wherein the display screen is a touch screen display, and wherein the user interacting with the Internet content is via the touch screen display.

### Claim 30 (depends on 28)

The phone appliance according to claim 28, further comprising software configured for facilitating recording the voice communications.

### Claim 31 (depends on 28)

The phone appliance according to claim 28, wherein the phone appliance is configured to compress the voice communications and/or the data communications.

### Claim 32 (depends on 28)

The phone appliance according to claim 28, wherein the phone appliance is a mobile phone device.

### Claim 33 (depends on 28)

The phone appliance according to claim 28, wherein the at least one data communication received is selected from the group consisting of an advertisement, multimedia, a video clip, an electronic message, a query, an order form, and information from at least one vendor.

### Claim 34 (depends on 28)

The phone appliance according to claim 28, further comprising software for receiving and transmitting email.

### Claim 35

A method for making voice communications and for facilitating sending data communications via at least one data network, said method comprising:
transmitting and receiving the voice communications and the data communications via the at least one data network using a phone appliance; and
displaying at least one data communication received via the at least one data network on a display screen of the phone appliance;
said phone appliance configured for Internet access for viewing Internet content and for downloading software wirelessly via accessing the Internet content for adding at least one additional function to said phone appliance, said one additional function includes performing at least one service associated with the Internet content;
wherein, when said phone appliance is operable, a time when the user initiates downloading of the at least one data communication received for display by the display screen via the user accessing Internet content is independent of a time when the user makes a voice communication call.

### Claim 36 (depends on 35)

The method according to claim 35, wherein the display screen is a touch screen display, and wherein an alpha-numeric communication is created via a user interacting with the touch screen display.

### Claim 37 (depends on 35)

The method according to claim 35, further comprising software configured for facilitating recording the voice communications.

### Claim 38 (depends on 35)

The method according to claim 35, wherein the phone appliance is configured to compress the voice communications and/or the data communications.

### Claim 39 (depends on 35)

The method according to claim 35, wherein the phone appliance is a mobile phone device.

### Claim 40 (depends on 35)

The method according to claim 35, wherein the at least one data communication received is selected from the group consisting of an advertisement, multimedia, a video clip, an electronic message, a query, an order form, and information from at least one vendor.

### Claim 41 (depends on 35)

The method according to claim 35, further comprising software for receiving and transmitting email.

### Claim 42

A system for making voice communications and for facilitating sending data communications via at least one data network, the system comprising:
at least one phone appliance comprising a transceiver for transmitting and receiving the data communications for display and the voice communications via the at least one data network; a display screen for displaying at least one data communication received via the at least one data network, wherein said at least one data communication received includes Internet content; and software downloaded wirelessly via accessing the Internet content for adding at least one additional function to said phone appliance, said one additional function includes performing at least one service associated with the Internet content, wherein, when said at least one phone appliance is operable, a time when a user initiates downloading of the at least one data communication received for display by the display screen via the user accessing the Internet content is independent of a time when the user makes the at least one phone call; and
a computing device in operative communication with the at least one data network for receiving and sending the data communications for display and/or the voice communications from and to the at least one phone appliance via the at least one data network.

### Claim 43 (depends on 42)

The phone appliance according to claim 42, wherein the display screen is a touch screen display, and wherein software downloaded is downloaded via a user accessing and interacting with the Internet content via the touch screen display.

### Claim 44 (depends on 42)

The phone appliance according to claim 42, further comprising software configured for facilitating recording the voice communications.

### Claim 45 (depends on 42)

The phone appliance according to claim 42, wherein the phone appliance is configured to compress the voice communications and/or the data communications.

### Claim 46 (depends on 42)

The phone appliance according to claim 42, wherein the phone appliance is a mobile phone device.

### Claim 47 (depends on 42)

The phone appliance according to claim 42, wherein the at least one data communication received is selected from the group consisting of an advertisement, multimedia, a video clip, an electronic message, a query, an order form, and information from at least one vendor.

### Claim 48 (depends on 42)

The phone appliance according to claim 42, further comprising software for receiving and transmitting email.