×

Enhanced dedicated teleconferencing system

  • US 4,796,293 A
  • Filed: 12/18/1987
  • Issued: 01/03/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for operating a teleconferencing system, the system having a bridge with a plurality of ports, each for communication with a party and control means responsive to a plurality of commands and a plurality of information responses for each command, said plurality of information responses including a first group and a second group, the control means responding to reformatted information responses of the second group of information responses, the bridge being controlled to execute function according to the commands and in response to inputting of information responses into the control means, the method comprising:

  • connecting a service computer to the control means for issuing commands thereto for causing the bridge to execute functions corresponding to the commands;

    storing in the service computer, the first group of information responses;

    inputting into the service computer the second group of information responses;

    issuing a selected command from the service computer to the control means for initiating a function corresponding to the selected command;

    reformatting at least some of the second group of information responses; and

    supplying the first, any unreformatted second and the reformatted second groups of information responses to the control means for completing the function corresponding to the selected command, from the service computer.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×