US 5,754,636 A · Computer telephone system

Abstract

A telecommunications system (10) is provided that provides for telephone functions to be accessed through client computer system (14). A server computer system (16) provides telephony services, database services and access to E-mail, voice mail, video conferencing and facsimile systems. A graphical user interface 116 is presented to a user to allow the user to perform a large number of functions and to access databases of information associated with calling and called parties.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A method for displaying the locality and state from which a first party is participating in a telephone call with a second party, comprising:

receiving ANI or Caller ID data for the telephone call;
identifying the locality and state from which the first party is calling by using the ANI or Caller ID data to access a database of localities and states, the database directly associating ANI or caller ID data values with localities and states;
and
displaying the locality and state to the second party to the telephone call.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

08/804,233Filed 21 Feb 1997 · continuation

Priority

1 Nov 1994

Granted

19 May 1998

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H04M 1/2473
Telephone sets including user guidance or feature selection means facilitating their use: telephone terminals interfacing a personal computer,…
H04M 1/27475
Methods of retrieving data: using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
H04M 1/56
Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers: arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
H04M 1/575
Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set: means for retrieving and displaying…

Computer telephone system

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Computer telephone system

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Abstract

Claims12