US 6,192,118 B1 · Computer telephone system and method having a graphical user interface

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.

Claims37

Dependent claims

A method for conducting multiple telephone calls with a user, comprising:

associating a call object with each telephone call to which the user is a party;
and
displaying each call object on a display, wherein each call object comprises a status region and a call detail region, said call status region displaying a call state, call duration and hold duration for said telephone call associated with said call object and said call detail region displaying at least one phone function button for executing a valid phone function on said associated telephone call.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/056,597Filed 7 Apr 1998 · division

Priority

1 Nov 1994

Granted

20 Feb 2001

Term ends

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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…

Family

Application08/333,058Parent of this continuation · filed 1 Nov 1994

Application08/804,233Parent of this division · filed 21 Feb 1997

US 5,754,636 AParent of this division

Application08/804,233Parent of this continuation

US 6,192,118 B1This patent

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Computer telephone system and method having a graphical user interface

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Abstract

Claims37