User friendly interface for a facsimile machine integrating programed dialing and monitor dialing
US5799070A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0074
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A facsimile machine which may be successfully operated by a user, using a dialing mode with which the user is already familiar. Programed dialing, monitor dialing, and speed dialing are integrated in a way that does not artificially constrain the user to only certain combinations of commands. Users who are dialing through a PBX or placing the call through a credit card company, may dial the call interactively using one or more string of numbers stored in memory along with numbers entered directly from the keypad, with the user receiving audible feedback in the form of dial tones, beeps and tones, and recorded verbal instructions. Various international dialing functions such as Mercury are stored and accessed in the same way the user would access other numbers stored in a speed dial or one-touch dial memory location. The various dialing modes and functions may be cascaded, whereby the user may access one speed dial number (or special function such as Mercury) and then continue to dial additional speed-dial numbers or digits from the front panel keypad. The number of buttons on the front panel is kept to a minimum, with multiple functions being assigned to a common button in optimal …
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