Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
1997-09-23
2002-02-19
Vo, Nguyen T. (Department: 2682)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S039000, C455S458000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06349209
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to telecommunication systems.
2. Description of Related Art
Various methods for dialing a telephone number are currently available. These include speed dialing, automatic redialing, or speaking a telephone number for example. However, many times these methods cannot be used, such as when calling from a pay phone, for example. In these situations, a calling party must either remember and dial the telephone number, or if voice recognition is available, be in a low noise environment. Accordingly, new technology is needed to provide a more convenient way for dialing a telephone number without special environments.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An easy-reach system provides a method and apparatus for a calling party (e.g., a subscriber) to establish communication with a called party (i.e., desired destination terminal) without memorizing numbers, or requiring complex procedures or special environments. The calling party establishes communication with an easy-reach device using a first communication channel (e.g., a telephone call) and sends data identifying the called party (e.g., the called party number) to the easy-reach device using a second communication channel (e.g., a 2-way pager transmission). The easy-reach device uses the data received over the second communication channel to identify the called party, and then connects the calling party with the called party.
For example, the calling party selects the data transmitted through the second communication channel by scrolling through names and/or numbers stored in a pager to identify or choose a called party. The calling party calls the easy-reach device and transmits a pager data message including called party information that identifies the called party number (or includes the called party number itself) by activating a transmit function on the pager. The pager transmits the called party information to the easy-reach device and the easy-reach device dials the called party number and connects the called party with the calling party.
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Foladare Mark Jeffrey
Goldman Shelley B.
Silverman David Phillip
Westrich Robert S.
Aoki Makoto
AT&T Corporation
Vo Nguyen T.
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