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Digital computer platform for supporting telephone network applications

  • US 5,133,004 A
  • Filed: 05/07/1990
  • Issued: 07/21/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A telephone network application platform for interfacing between a telephone network and at least one telephone application program, said platform comprising:

  • digital computer means programmed to be operative to perform telephone network functionality in response to commands issued by said telephone application program, said telephone network functionality residing in said computer means independent of said telephone application program and actuatable in response to said commands, said commands including a SEND VOICE MESSAGE command and a RECEIVE VOICE MESSAGE command, said telephone network functionality including sending a voice message to said network and receiving a voice message from said network in response to said SEND VOICE MESSAGE command and said RECEIVE VOICE MESSAGE command, respectively,application interface means coupled between said telephone application program and said computer means and responsive to said commands from said telephone application program for actuating said telephone network functionality in response to and in accordance with said commands,said application interface means being responsive to said SEND VOICE MESSAGE command and said RECEIVE VOICE MESSAGE command from said telephone application program for activating said telephone network functionality by causing a voice message to be sent to said network and causing a voice message to be received from said network in response to said SEND VOICE MESSAGE command and said RECEIVE VOICE MESSAGE command, respectively, andnetwork interface means coupled between said network and said computer means for conveying said voice messages therebetween.

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