Patent · US Expired

Multi-line appearance telephony via a computer network

US7116656B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 1998
Grant dateOct 3, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M7/128
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for creating traditional multi-line appearance telecommunications capabilities in a computer network for communications received from a switched circuit network. The system and method create key system and attendant/attendee relationships between the respective terminal end-points of the computer network. In addition, multiple line appearances may be supported simultaneously at a single terminal end-point.

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