System and apparatus for recording and accessing information received over a phone network using a premises phone for control
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1. A system for recording and accessing information received over a phone network comprising:
- at least one premises phone connected to a phone network via a first communication channel,premises recording means for recording information, phone messages and prompts received from said phone network along the first communication channel, said premises recording means including means for interfacing with a video display for displaying stored information, telephone messages and prompts, said premises recording means being responsive to signals received from a premises phone along a second communication channel extending between said premises phone and said premises recording means, andswitch means operatively connected between said premises phone, phone network and premises recording means for switching said premises phone from communication with said phone network along said first communication channel and control of said premises recording means through signal generation by said premises phone through said second communication channel to said premises recording means wherein said switch means is responsive to a predetermined dual tone multifrequencies (DTMF) sequence received from said premises phone to switch said premises phone into communication with said premises recording means via said second communication channel.
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Abstract
An apparatus records and accesses information received over a phone network. The apparatus is part of a system that has a premises phone connected to the phone network via a first communication channel. The apparatus includes a premises recording unit which records information, phone messages and prompts received from the network along the first communication channel. The premises recording unit interfaces with the video display for displaying stored information, telephone messages and prompts. The premises recording unit is responsive to control signals received from a premises phone along a second communication control channel extending between the premises phone and premises recording unit. A switch in the system allows the premises phone to communicate with the network along the first communication channel and also controls the premises recording unit through signal generation by the premises phone through the second communication control channel to the premises recording unit. The first communication channel can comprise a twisted pair of wire and a carrier signal extending along the twisted wire pair at a first frequency range. The second communication channel can comprise a subcarrier signal extending along the twisted wire pair at a second frequency range.
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42 Claims
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1. A system for recording and accessing information received over a phone network comprising:
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at least one premises phone connected to a phone network via a first communication channel, premises recording means for recording information, phone messages and prompts received from said phone network along the first communication channel, said premises recording means including means for interfacing with a video display for displaying stored information, telephone messages and prompts, said premises recording means being responsive to signals received from a premises phone along a second communication channel extending between said premises phone and said premises recording means, and switch means operatively connected between said premises phone, phone network and premises recording means for switching said premises phone from communication with said phone network along said first communication channel and control of said premises recording means through signal generation by said premises phone through said second communication channel to said premises recording means wherein said switch means is responsive to a predetermined dual tone multifrequencies (DTMF) sequence received from said premises phone to switch said premises phone into communication with said premises recording means via said second communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for recording and accessing information received over a phone network comprising:
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at least one premises phone connected to a phone network via a first communication channel, a premises recording unit including a) a housing, and b) premises recording means mounted within said housing for recording information, phone messages and prompts received from said phone network along said first communication channel, said premises recording means including means for interfacing with a video display for displaying stored information, telephone messages and prompts, said premises recording means being responsive to signals received from said premises phone along a second communication channel extending between said premises phone and said premises recording means, said premises recording means including a microprocessor, memory means for storing information received from said network, a local bus including an expansion bus, and a cartridge slot for receiving cartridges for interconnecting with said expansion bus for expanding functions of said premise recording means, and switch means operatively connected between said premises phone, phone network and premises recording means for switching said premises phone from communication with said phone network along said first communication channel and control of said premises recording means through signal generation by said premises phone through said second communication channel to said premises recording unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for recording telephone message information received over an outside phone network and intended for a local premises comprising:
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a housing, premises recording means mounted within said housing for recording phone messages received from said outside network along a first communication channel, said premises recording means including means for interfacing with a video display for displaying information, telephone messages and prompts, said premises recording means being responsive to signals received from a premises phone along a second communication channel extending between said premises phone and said premises recording means, said premises recording means including a microprocessor, memory means for storing digital information, a local bus including an expansion bus, and a cartridge slot for receiving cartridges for interconnection with said expansion bus for expanding functionality of said premise recording means. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for recording and accessing information received over a phone network comprising:
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a premises phone connected to a phone network via a first communication channel, premises recording means for storing information received from said network over the first communication channel, said premises recording means including means for interfacing with a video display for displaying stored information, said premises recording means being responsive to signals received from said premises phone over a second communication channel extending between said premises phone and said premises recording means, and switch means operatively connected to said premises phone, said network and said premises recording means for switching said premises phone from communication with said network over said first communication channel to control of said premises recording means using signals generated by said premises phone and sent over said second communication channel to said premises recording means wherein said switch means is responsive to a predetermined dual tone multifrequency tone (DTMF) sequence received from said premises phone to switch said premises phone into communication with said premises recording means via said second communication channel.
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42. The system according to claim 42 including a twisted wire pair on which said first and second communication channels extend, and wherein said first communication channel comprises a carrier signal on said twisted pair wire and said second communication channel comprises a subcarrier signal on said twisted wire pair.
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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 NumberUS08/330,173Time in Patent Office719 DaysField of Search379/102, 379/105, 379/127, 379/142, 348/10, 348/14, 455/4.1, 455/4.2US Class Current379/142.17CPC 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 1/725 Cordless telephones user in...H04M 1/737 Characterised by transmissi...H04M 15/28 with meter at substation or...
