Patent · US Expired

One-button intelligent CTI dialler

US5903631A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 1997
Grant dateMay 11, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/27475
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for dialling out via a phone device a phone number displayed within a screen image generated by a software application executed on a computer. The computer is connected to the phone device, and the phone device includes a dial button. In response to activation of the dial button, a process is spawned within the computer for locating the phone number within the screen image and transmitting the phone number to the phone device whereupon the phone device dials out the phone number.

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