Device for retrieving dial data and method of retrieving dial data
US6556846B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/724
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a device used in a telephone terminal including a dial memory storing at least one address and a plurality of dial data associated with the address, for retrieving one of the dial data, an identifier being assigned to each one of the dial data, the identifier being comprised of a number in accordance with which the dial data is arranged, the device, on receipt of both a first signal indicative of the identifier and an aural signal indicative of the address, retrieving the dial data in accordance with the received first and aural signals, reading out dial data identified by the first and aural signals, and displaying the thus read-out dial data in a display screen. The device makes it possible to retrieve a target dial number more readily and in a shorter period of time than a conventional device.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.