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Voice terminal for dialing by name with presence

US7801284B1 · kind B1 · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateSep 15, 2005
Grant dateSep 21, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

A voice terminal provides an enhanced dial-by-name feature using presence information indicating availability of subscribers. The voice terminal includes an input device configured to receive input from a user indicating directory search criteria for searching a directory of subscribers to identify those subscribers matching the input and a user interface operable to provide both a list of subscribers matching the input and presence information on each of the subscribers in the list.

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