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Apparatus and method for displaying numbers in a communication network

US6035024A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 1997
Grant dateMar 7, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/56
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention concerns a method and apparatus for displaying numbers of users involved in a connection on a display associated with a station. The network users have a specific device number, whereby each number may consist of a plurality of partial numbers. The number of the user involved in a connection will be compared to the specific device number and as a result, the shortest possible number will be displayed.

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