Telephone with data acquisition means
US6016341A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/57
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telephone, or a telephone add-on device, is disclosed comprising data receiving means, and control means responsive to data received by the data receiving means. The control means is adapted to recognize any instruction code embedded in the data which is then processed in accordance with the nature of the code, the processing including storing in a memory. This allows a telephone to be downloaded with information, such as, for example, special service codes, identification or priority callers, and the information downloaded can be tailor-made for an individual rather than being standardized and pre-stored.
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