PHONE-INDEPENDENT KEY EXPANSION MODULE
First Claim
1. A system configured to enable a user to invoke a call control function using a button box device, comprising:
- a switch configured to receive a key press event via a packet-switched network and to determine a call control function associated with the key press event; and
a button box device configured to send the key press event via the packet-switched network.
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Abstract
A button box provides additional keys that can be used in conjunction with a telephone. In one embodiment, a button box is configured by associating it with a telephone and by programming its keys. When a key on the button box is activated, a key press event is sent from the button box to the associated phone. The phone treats the key press event as if a key on the phone itself had been activated and forwards the event to the voice switch appliance associated with the phone. (Alternatively, the key press event is sent from the button box directly to a voice switch appliance.) The button box'"'"'s user interface is controlled by a voice switch appliance.
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1. A system configured to enable a user to invoke a call control function using a button box device, comprising:
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a switch configured to receive a key press event via a packet-switched network and to determine a call control function associated with the key press event; and a button box device configured to send the key press event via the packet-switched network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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