US 6,424,711 B1 · 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.

Claims5

Dependent claims

A method for automatically placing a telephone call to a first party from a user, comprising:

receiving the input of a first character string from the user, the first string representing the first party;
locating the first string in a database, the first string associated with a plurality of telephone numbers including a primary telephone number previously designated by the user;
and
automatically dialing the primary telephone number in response to the locating step.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/234,399Filed 20 Jan 1999 · division

Priority

1 Nov 1994

Granted

23 Jul 2002

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

Application09/056,507Parent of this division · filed 7 Apr 1998

US 6,026,158 AParent of this division

US 5,754,636 AParent of this division

Application08/804,233Parent of this continuation

US 6,424,711 B1This patent

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Computer telephone system

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Abstract

Claims5