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Communication system having dynamically assigned station set buttons

US4631364A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 1984
Grant dateDec 23, 1986
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S379/915
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed a communication system and operating method wherein the manner in which all telephone calls are displayed at a station set allows uniform user operations to originate and terminate those calls. This is accomplished by having all calls dynamically assigned to the same set of general call appearances (buttons on a multibutton station set). There are no call appearances that are dedicated to specific call types. This allows the station set user to perform the same set of operations on all calls by using the same sequence of physical operations independent of the type of call. Additionally, the system may reserve one call appearance button at a station set for special use.

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