Apparatus system and method for web-based phone services
US8325738B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/62
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for providing web-based phone services. Phone calls are initiated by a user control on a web page. A calling module uniquely identifies the telephone call and initiates calling by a dialer. Once the telephone call is established, auxiliary functions such as call monitoring, recording, transfer, or conference calling may be initiated for the call. Additional controls corresponding to the auxiliary functions may provided on the web page or a related web page. The web pages used to provide the user controls may stateless web pages.
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