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Keyboard controlled telephony features

US7715540B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 5, 2005
Grant dateMay 11, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2203/053
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system is described that includes a keyboard and a computing device running telecommunications management software in connection with a call control facility through wide area data network. The keyboard includes a plurality of dedicated telephone control input devices which correspond to an advanced telephony feature provided through the telecommunications management software. A device driver within the computing device allows operation of the dedicated telephone control input devices to be detected and associated functions of the telecommunications management software to be executed.

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