Wireless telephone remote control system
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1. A telephone remote control system for directly controlling the dialing sequence of a telephone from a computer, the telephone including keys and circuitry, said control system comprising:
- a transmitter unit including;
connector means for mechanically connecting said transmitter unit to a communications port of the computer,input means for receiving dialing commands from the computer, andtransmitter means for transmitting the dialing commands from said transmitter unit using wireless communication technology; and
a receiver unit including;
connector means for electrically connecting said receiver unit to the circuitry of the telephone,receiver means for receiving said dialing commands transmitted by said transmitter unit, andcontrol means for directly causing the telephone circuitry to execute the dialing commands by emulating manual operation of the telephone keys automatically in response to receiving the dialing commands.
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Abstract
A telephone remote control system for direct control of the dialing sequence of a telephone from a personal computer. The remote control system includes an RF transmitter unit mounted on a personal computer and an RF receiver unit within a phone. The transmitter receives dialing commands from a personal computer and transmits those commands to a receiver unit via an RF signal. The receiver unit receives the dialing commands from the transmitter unit and directly controls the dialing sequence of the telephone.
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1. A telephone remote control system for directly controlling the dialing sequence of a telephone from a computer, the telephone including keys and circuitry, said control system comprising:
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a transmitter unit including; connector means for mechanically connecting said transmitter unit to a communications port of the computer, input means for receiving dialing commands from the computer, and transmitter means for transmitting the dialing commands from said transmitter unit using wireless communication technology; and a receiver unit including; connector means for electrically connecting said receiver unit to the circuitry of the telephone, receiver means for receiving said dialing commands transmitted by said transmitter unit, and control means for directly causing the telephone circuitry to execute the dialing commands by emulating manual operation of the telephone keys automatically in response to receiving the dialing commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A telephone remote control system for directly controlling the dialing sequence of a telephone from a computer, wherein the computer includes a communications port, wherein the telephone includes a main circuit, a keypad, a keypad input jack, and a receiver for receiving incoming transmissions over a telephone connection, said system comprising:
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a transmitter unit including; connector means for mechanically connecting said transmitter unit to the communications port of the computer, input means for receiving dialing commands from the computer, transmitter control means for creating a data packet including the dialing commands, a unique station identifier, and a checksum, and transmitter means for transmitting the data packet using wireless communication technology; and a receiver unit separate from the receiver of the telephone, said receiver unit including; connector means for connecting said receiver unit to the telephone, receiver means for receiving the data packet transmitted by said transmitter unit, and receiver control means for ignoring said data packet unless the station identifier transmitted therein matches a unique station identifier assigned to said receiver unit, for checking the integrity of the data packet by verification of the checksum of the data packet, and for directly causing the main circuit to execute the dialing sequence immediately in response to receiving an assigned, verified data packet. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer controlled phone dialing system comprising:
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a transmitter unit including connector means for operatively connecting said transmitter unit to a communications port on a computer, receiving means connected to said connector means for receiving information indicative of a telephone number to be dialed, and transmitter means for transmitting the information via a wireless signal; and a receiver unit including connector means for operatively connecting said receiver unit to the internal circuitry of a telephone, receiving means for receiving the wireless signal and embodied information transmitted by said transmitter unit, and control means responsive to the information for issuing dialing commands to the telephone circuitry by electrically emulating the manual operation of the telephone'"'"'s keys causing the circuitry to dial the telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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