System for interactive control of a computer and telephone
US6018571A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/663
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An interactive system include a software application and a telephone which function cooperatively to implement a multiplicity of user-invoked features. The telephone set is connected to a computer on which a telephony application program interface application is executed. The telephone set includes a plurality of user-definable function keys in addition to the standard keypad, handset, speaker phone and other standard components. The user-definable function keys are programmable via the computer to implement telephony features or to launch applications on the computer.
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