Virtual multiplexing of telephony lines
US5949765A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13149
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a multiplexor architecture and method that manipulates multiple telephony lines onto one virtual line which can then be monitored and controlled by an application on a desktop computer originally designed to handle only a single line. The multiplexor of the present invention provides transparent telephony line manipulation which to the telephony line manager, appears as a telephony service provider component. To the telephony service provider component, the present invention appears as the telephony line manager.
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