Apparatus and system for recording and accessing information received over a telephone network
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1. An apparatus for recording and accessing information comprising;
- a housing,premises recording means mounted within said housing for recording information, telephone messages and prompts received along a first communication channel,means for connecting said premises recording means to said first communication channel,said premises recording means including means for interfacing with a video display for displaying stored information, messages and prompts,said premises recording means further including a microprocessor and memory means for storing information, telephone messages and prompts received along the first communication channel,said premises recording means being responsive to signals received from a premises control unit along a second communication channel extending between a premises control unit and said premises recording means for retrieving stored information, telephone messages and prompts, and displaying same on a video display,a local bus operatively connected to said premises recording means, and including an expansion bus, anda cartridge slot for receiving cartridges for interconnection with said expansion bus for expanding the various functions of said premise recording means.
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Abstract
An apparatus and system records and accesses information from a telephone network. A premises recording unit has a housing which is connected to an outside information source via the first communication channel. A premises recording system is mounted within the housing and records information, telephone messages and prompts received along the first communication channel. The premises recording system includes an interface for connecting to a video display, a television set, for displaying stored information, messages and prompts. The premises recording system further includes a microprocessor and a memory for storing the information, telephone messages and prompts received along the first communication channel. The premises recording unit is responsive to signals received from a premises control unit along a second communication control channel extending between the premises control unit and the premises recording unit for retrieving stored information, telephone messages and prompts and displaying same on a video display. A local bus is operatively connected to the premises recording unit and includes an expansion bus and cartridge slots for receiving cartridges for interconnecting with the expansion bus and expanding the various functions of the premises recording unit.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus for recording and accessing information comprising;
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a housing, premises recording means mounted within said housing for recording information, telephone messages and prompts received along a first communication channel, means for connecting said premises recording means to said first communication channel, said premises recording means including means for interfacing with a video display for displaying stored information, messages and prompts, said premises recording means further including a microprocessor and memory means for storing information, telephone messages and prompts received along the first communication channel, said premises recording means being responsive to signals received from a premises control unit along a second communication channel extending between a premises control unit and said premises recording means for retrieving stored information, telephone messages and prompts, and displaying same on a video display, a local bus operatively connected to said premises recording means, and including an expansion bus, and a cartridge slot for receiving cartridges for interconnection with said expansion bus for expanding the various functions of said premise recording means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 29)
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15. A system for recording and accessing information received over a telephone network comprising:
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a) a premises recording unit, including a housing, means for connecting said unit to a telephone network via a first communication channel, premises recording means mounted within said housing for recording information, telephone messages and prompts received from the telephone network along said first communication channel, said premises recording means including means for interfacing with a video display for displaying stored information, messages and prompts, said premises recording means further including a microprocessor and memory means for storing information, telephone messages and prompts received from the telephone network along the first communication channel, a local bus operatively connected to said premises recording means, and including an expansion bus, a cartridge slot for receiving cartridges for interconnection with said expansion bus for expanding functionality of said premise recording means, infrared sensing means operatively connected to the premises recording means for receiving infrared control signals, said premises recording means being responsive to infrared control signals, and b) a premises control unit, including means for generating a sequence of infrared control signals along a second communication channel to the infrared sensing means of the premises recording means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30)
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28. An apparatus for recording and accessing telephone information comprising:
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premises recording means for storing telephone information received over a first communication channel, means for connecting said premises recording means to said first communication channel, said premises recording means including means for interfacing with a video display for displaying stored telephone information, said premises recording means further including a microprocessor and memory means for storing telephone information received over the first communication channel, said premises recording means being responsive to signals received from a wireless premises control unit for retrieving stored ..telephone information and displaying same on the video display, a bus operatively connected to said premises recording means and a cartridge slot interconnected to said bus for receiving cartridges for controlling functions of said premises recording means.
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Current AssigneeLucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
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Original AssigneeLucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
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InventorsSizer, Theodore II
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Primary Examiner(s)Chin, Wellington
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Assistant Examiner(s)Shankar, Vijay
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Application NumberUS08/330,153Time in Patent Office719 DaysField of Search379/102, 379/105, 379/127, 379/128, 379/142, 379/130, 348/10, 348/14, 455/4.1, 455/4.2US Class Current379/142.16CPC Class CodesH04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and di...H04M 1/6505 storing speech in digital formH04M 1/652 Means for playing back the ...H04M 1/737 Characterised by transmissi...
