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Data communication apparatus with an abbreviated dial key having a plurality of dial data and capable of selecting one of two communication functions

US5216705A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 17, 1992
Grant dateJun 1, 1993
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Expiry dateJan 17, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/32708
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication apparatus includes an abbreviated dial key, a memory for storing a plurality of dial data in correspondence with the abbreviated dial key, a control circuit responsive to a key input of the abbreviated dial key for selecting one of the plurality of dial data corresponding to the key, and generating a call based on the selected data, and a selector circuit for setting a communication use mode of at least one dial data of the plurality of dial data.

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