GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR TELEPHONY DEVICE

• US 20080212755A1
• Filed: 03/02/2007
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
• Inventors: Couse, Peter Francis
• Application Number:
  US11/681,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20080212755A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/201.04
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2473 Telephone terminals interfacing a personal computer, e.g. using an API (Application Programming Interface) details of API H04M7/0021
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/42 Graphical user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0012 Details of application programming interfaces [API] for telephone networks; Arrangements which combine a telephonic communication equipment and a computer, i.e. computer telephony integration [CPI] arrangements

Abstract

For use with a telephony application executed within a computer having a screen display, the improvement comprising displaying a tool bar having at least one context sensitive button within a task bar on the screen display, wherein the tool bar is located so as not to overlap any application windows displayed on the screen display.

Claims

1. For use with a telephony application executed within a computer having a screen display, the improvement comprising displaying a tool bar having at least one context sensitive button within a task bar on said screen display, said tool bar being located so as not to overlap any application windows displayed on said screen display.

2. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said at least one context sensitive button emulates operation of a physical button on a phone associated with said computer.

3. The improvement of claim 2, wherein said at least one context sensitive button is a Make Call button.

4. The improvement of claim 2, wherein said at least one context sensitive button is an End Call button.

5. The improvement of claim 2, wherein said at least one context sensitive button is a Hold button.

6. The improvement of claim 2, wherein said at least one context sensitive button is a Mute button.

7. The improvement of claim 2, wherein said at least one context sensitive button is a Redial button.

8. The improvement of claim 2, wherein said at least one context sensitive button is a Volume button which when activated causes a Volume Control Slider to be displayed.

9. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said tool bar further includes a text entry field for entry of a contact name for searching and display of associated contact phone numbers.

10. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said tool bar further displays caller ID information.