Patent · US Expired

Automated visiting of multiple web sites

US5950165A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 25, 1997
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M7/12
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method allow a telephone user to be automatically connected, in sequence, to multiple telephone numbers in response to a single directory assistance query. The user can elect to put all numbers retrieved by his request into a queue, or can queue a subset. The user can further elect to be connected to all numbers in the queue, or can dial some and skip some. An analogous apparatus and method allow a user connected to the internet to navigate by voice interaction through queued site-visit options.

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