Telephonic communications – Special services – Abbreviated dialing or direct call
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-21
2004-01-13
Deane, Jr., William J. (Department: 2642)
Telephonic communications
Special services
Abbreviated dialing or direct call
C379S355010
Reexamination Certificate
active
06678367
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to telephone speed dial lists and features.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
When a customer buys a new telephone set having data storage capabilities, it is left as a manual exercise for the customer to load information into the telephone set. For example, after a customer buys a telephone set having a speed dialing capability, the customer is left to manually load a speed dial list into the telephone set.
Other speed dialing lists are maintained within a telephone network. Regardless of whether the speed dialing list is maintained within the telephone set or the telephone network, management of speed dialing lists is left as a manual responsibility of the end users.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,883,944 and 5,887,054 disclose plug-and-play telephone sets which communicate to each other using a peer-to-peer protocol over a control channel. A resulting telephone system is self-configurable, meaning that each telephone set and/or adjunct bids for use of a system resource. These patents explicitly disclose that there is no centralized processing or control point to provide the plug-and-play functionality.
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Israelski Edmond W.
Liebrecht Donald Bernard
Pelletier Karen Jeanne
Pickard Michael Steven
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Deane, Jr. William J.
SBC Properties, INC
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