Telephonic communications – Telephone line or system combined with diverse electrical... – Remote control
Patent
1996-02-16
1998-02-24
Chan, Wing F.
Telephonic communications
Telephone line or system combined with diverse electrical...
Remote control
379 67, 379354, H04M 1100
Patent
active
057217670
ABSTRACT:
A video cassette recorder (VCR) is provided with an interface with a telephone jack and a telephone so as to function as an automatic telephone answering machine and as an telephone directory for dialing telephone numbers selected by a user from a list provided via an on-screen display. When an incoming call is received via the telephone jack, a controller determines if the telephone has not been answered within a predetermined amount of time. When the predetermined amount of time lapses without pickup, the VCR records a message from the incoming caller. The telephone number of the incoming caller is also recorded. In the telephone directory mode of operation, a user inputs commands via a key input to select a name and corresponding telephone number from an on-screen display of stored telephone number data and corresponding name data. A controller inside the VCR then causes the selected number to be automatically dialed.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4829555 (1989-05-01), Hashimoto
patent: 5189691 (1993-02-01), Dunlap
patent: 5345258 (1994-09-01), Matsubara et al.
Chan Wing F.
Samsung Electronics Co,. Ltd.
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