Analog display station apparatus and method of effecting telephone features
US5425097A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2201/38
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement where display control data which has been developed off-line, and which specifies the content and sequence of the display screens required to lead a customer through activation of a plurality of telephone features, is received and stored by an analog display station either at an initialization or a feature update of the station. The display control data is used by the station to communicate information relating to a particular feature to a user via the station display. The user inputs, e.g., keystrokes, received after each display screen, are stored by the station, and after the sequence has been completed, all such stored user inputs are rapidly transmitted to the switching system to effect the particular feature. Significantly, the switching system telephone feature software is not involved until after all stored user inputs are transmitted. Therefore, there is no need to modify existing software as long as the user inputs are not changed.
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