Multimedia telephone system
First Claim
1. A telephone system comprising, in combination:
- a plurality of telephone stationsets interconnected with one another via a telecommunications network, each given one of said telephone stationsets comprising;
a speaker or earpiece responsive to audio signals for delivering audible sound to a human operator who operates said given one of said telephone stationsets, a microphone for accepting spoken information from said human operator and converting said spoken information into a first voice signal, a display screen for presenting visual information to said human operator. a keypad for accepting keypress information from said human operator and converting said keypress information into command signals, a communications subsystem connected to said telecommunications network for establishing a telephone connection via said telecommunications network with a remote location designated by a telephone number designating a called person or entity at said remote location, one or more processors connected to said communications subsystem for receiving a script file transmitted from said remote location via said telephone connection and for executing said script file to perform a plurality of functions in a sequence, said functions including;
applying audible signals to said speaker or earpiece to deliver audible sounds to said human operator as specified by said script file, concurrently presenting visual information designated by said script file to said human operator on said display screen, said visual information including a list of optional functions executable by said processor, and executing a selected one of said optional functions in response to selection commands signals produced by the operation of said keypad by said human operator.
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Abstract
A multi-media telephone system capable of presenting multi-media content to users defined by structured script files incorporating markup tags, such as HTML, XML, SMIL or VoiceXML tags. The script files form “homepage” presentations displayed on the telephone stationset. The script files may be transmitted from called parties to calling parties at the time a telephone connection is first established, or transmitted at the request of either party thereafter, and are executed by a processor in the receiving stationset (such as a cellular telephone), providing both visual displays and audio output in an interactive interface which can be used to provide additional information or services from a menu of displayed or spoken option prompts.
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18 Claims
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1. A telephone system comprising, in combination:
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a plurality of telephone stationsets interconnected with one another via a telecommunications network, each given one of said telephone stationsets comprising;
a speaker or earpiece responsive to audio signals for delivering audible sound to a human operator who operates said given one of said telephone stationsets, a microphone for accepting spoken information from said human operator and converting said spoken information into a first voice signal, a display screen for presenting visual information to said human operator. a keypad for accepting keypress information from said human operator and converting said keypress information into command signals, a communications subsystem connected to said telecommunications network for establishing a telephone connection via said telecommunications network with a remote location designated by a telephone number designating a called person or entity at said remote location, one or more processors connected to said communications subsystem for receiving a script file transmitted from said remote location via said telephone connection and for executing said script file to perform a plurality of functions in a sequence, said functions including;
applying audible signals to said speaker or earpiece to deliver audible sounds to said human operator as specified by said script file, concurrently presenting visual information designated by said script file to said human operator on said display screen, said visual information including a list of optional functions executable by said processor, and executing a selected one of said optional functions in response to selection commands signals produced by the operation of said keypad by said human operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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