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Screen-based telephone set for interactive enhanced telephony service

US5615257A · kind A · utility

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3References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 13, 1994
Grant dateMar 25, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/428
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An interactive subscriber telephone terminal, comprising: a display screen; a plurality of temporarily definable response/data entry keys; and local control means for selectively causing the display screen and/or the response/data entry keys to be controlled by one of: remote signals transmitted to the terminal from a telephone switching office, and the local control means.

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