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Communications device to establish call in

US5640449A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateMay 12, 1995
Grant dateJun 17, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/282
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communications device, connectable to a digital network, such as an ISDN, for setting up a voice call to a remote telephone via the network, the device comprising logic for sending a call signal to the network to establish a call via the network to a local telephone, characterized by call transfer logic for sending further signals to the network to transfer the established call to the remote telephone in response to a confirmation signal from the network indicating that the local telephone has been answered, thereby establishing a voice call between the local telephone and the remote telephone. In one embodiment the device is in the form of a communications adapter for a personal computer.

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