Programmable telephone/dictation terminal and method of operating same
US4860339A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/656
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A programmable telephone/dictation terminal that can be disposed in any one of several different modes of operation including, but not limited to, dictating information onto a recorder, communicating over a telephone network, recording incoming messages received via a telephone line, preventing a telephone dial out operation and communicating "text" messages with a supervisory console. The terminal is provided with several programmable keys each being assignable by the terminal user with a particular function such that, upon the simple operation of that key, the assigned function is carried out. The user may change the function to which a particular programmed key is assigned, as desired.
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