Apparatus for television display of telephone audio and data dialog

US5937038A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited · CA

Inventors

• Michael Bell · Beaverton, US
• Robert M. Beaumont · Saint John, CA
• Allan Cameron · Natick, US
• Trenton A. Pomeroy · Quispamsis, CA
• Gerry Verner · Saint John, CA
• Ken A. Mayhew · Saskatoon, CA
• Glen P. Gnazdowsky · Saskatoon, CA
• Barb A. Roesch · Saskatoon, CA
• Dana Allan · Saskatoon, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 1, 1996
• Grant date: Aug 10, 1999
• Expiry date: Jul 1, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M11/08
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates apparatus for interconnection with the telephone network to manipulate and direct audio and data dialog relating to subscriber-directed audio, interactive voice response and data dialogue over the telephone network using a television set connected to the apparatus disclosed herein. The dialogue is controlled by the subscriber using a hand-held remote control which directs the subscriber dialogue over the telephone network to data bases and other services accessed by the subscriber to provide information to the subscriber via a television set and to allow the subscriber to initiate transactions with the data bases and other services to permit the delivery of information to the subscriber and to enable the subscriber to place orders, do home banking, home shopping and a host of other activities.