Method for Interacting Via an Internet Accessible Address-Book Using a Visual Interface Phone Device
First Claim
1. A method for interacting via an internet accessible address-book using a visual interface phone device, the method including the steps:
- (A) a server, via Internet, receiving access to a user'"'"'s address-book, wherein the address-book has more than one record;
(B) the server accepting a dial-up connection from the user, wherein the dial-up is from a visual-interface-enabled voice-network-operative telephone device;
(C) the server receiving navigation commands from the device, and the commands are for navigating within the address-book; and
(D) the server sending at least one portion of a record in the address-book to the device, and the server arranging for the at least one portion to be sent in a format readable by the visual-interface-enabled voice-network-operative telephone device.
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Abstract
From a visual-interface-enabled voice-network-operative telephone device, a user navigates an Internet based address-book, and upon finding a desired record in the address-book, the user will cause a server associated with the address-book to initiate a call or a message to a device associated with the electronic address stored in the record (e.g. telephone number, VOIP address, email address, etc.). This is done by the server (A) receiving access to an internet accessible address-book; (B) accepting a dial-up connection from a user, wherein the dial-up is from a visual-interface-enabled voice-network-operative telephone device; (C) receiving navigation commands from the device; (D) sending at least one portion of a record in the address-book to the device; and optionally thereafter accepting a communications command from the device relating to an electronic address sent by the server to the device to establish a voice connection with the address or to send a message to the address.
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1. A method for interacting via an internet accessible address-book using a visual interface phone device, the method including the steps:
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(A) a server, via Internet, receiving access to a user'"'"'s address-book, wherein the address-book has more than one record; (B) the server accepting a dial-up connection from the user, wherein the dial-up is from a visual-interface-enabled voice-network-operative telephone device; (C) the server receiving navigation commands from the device, and the commands are for navigating within the address-book; and (D) the server sending at least one portion of a record in the address-book to the device, and the server arranging for the at least one portion to be sent in a format readable by the visual-interface-enabled voice-network-operative telephone device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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