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Remote access telephone control system

US5588037A · kind A · utility

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55Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 8, 1994
Grant dateDec 24, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W92/02
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telephone switching and control system connected to a telephone network for providing telephone calling services to an authorized user. The telephone switching and control system includes at least one switch for concurrently servicing a plurality of users; and at least one controller for receiving user authorization information, controlling the at least one switch and, during a call from the user, permitting that call to be extended to one or more network addresses in a series of extensions of that call without requiring the user to go on hook.

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