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Telecommunications interface apparatus and method

  • US 5,313,580 A
  • Filed: 10/19/1992
  • Issued: 05/17/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for transmitting data between a host computer and a telecommunication network through an interface module without requiring special host-based computer programs to communicate with the interface module, comprising the steps of:

  • a. receiving data in the interface module from the host computer via a first port of the host computer, the data comprising a plurality of characters;

    b. scanning in the interface module the plurality of characters in sequence, over a selected number of characters of the received data, for the presence of a first predetermined command code specified by, and embedded in, the received data by a user, the command code comprising a string of characters, and;

    (i) transmitting at least part of the received data to the telecommunication network by means of the interface module if the first predetermined command code is detected within the selected number of characters of the received data; and

    (ii) terminating transmission of the received data to the telecommunication network if the data received from the host computer terminates or if a second predetermined command code is received from the host computer; and

    otherwise;

    (iii) not transmitting the received data to the telecommunication network by means of the interface module if the first predetermined command code is not detected within the selected number of characters of the received data.

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