Multi-functional personal telecommunications apparatus
First Claim
1. A multifunctional telecommunications apparatus comprising:
- display means for displaying predetermined information processed by said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus and for user interactive control of predetermined functions of said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus, said display means including a touch sensitive screen overlay on a viewing display for said user interactive control and a control display for providing a user interface for sending and receiving control and data information corresponding to actions performed on said touch sensitive screen overlay and to said user-interactive control;
memory means for storing predetermined information facilitating said predetermined functions, said memory means being coupled to said display means;
fax controller means for processing facsimile operations by said multifunctional apparatus, said fax controller means being configured by instruction sets stored in a second memory means responsive to said fax controller means, said fax controller means being coupled to said display means and said memory means;
fax and data modem means for converting predetermined information from said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus to a predetermined format for transmission across other networks and converting information coming to said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus across said other networks to a format compatible with said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus, said fax and data modem means being coupled to said fax controller means; and
,external interface means for connecting said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus to said other networks, said external interface means being coupled to said fax and data modem means, said apparatus operable such that for a situation where a plurality of users are interactively coupled and viewing the same document on a display of another said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus, when one of said plurality of users makes handwritten editing to said same document said fax controller means transmits only said handwritten editing to each said display of another said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus for having said plurality of users viewing the same revised said same document.
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Abstract
The present apparatus integrates a user interactive display with multiple functional telecommunications capabilities such as scanning, facsimile and telephonic capabilities. The display includes a touch sensitive screen overlay on an electrophoretic display and a handwriting controller for recognizing handwritten impressions on the touch sensitive screen overlay. The scanning, facsimile and telephonic capabilities are manipulated by the user through the interactive display. The apparatus also includes additional interface capabilities to compatible printers and remote computers as well as networking capabilities to remote faxes, cellular communications and pagers. Operations through the additional capabilities are also manipulated by the user interactive display.
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1. A multifunctional telecommunications apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying predetermined information processed by said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus and for user interactive control of predetermined functions of said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus, said display means including a touch sensitive screen overlay on a viewing display for said user interactive control and a control display for providing a user interface for sending and receiving control and data information corresponding to actions performed on said touch sensitive screen overlay and to said user-interactive control; memory means for storing predetermined information facilitating said predetermined functions, said memory means being coupled to said display means; fax controller means for processing facsimile operations by said multifunctional apparatus, said fax controller means being configured by instruction sets stored in a second memory means responsive to said fax controller means, said fax controller means being coupled to said display means and said memory means; fax and data modem means for converting predetermined information from said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus to a predetermined format for transmission across other networks and converting information coming to said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus across said other networks to a format compatible with said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus, said fax and data modem means being coupled to said fax controller means; and
,external interface means for connecting said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus to said other networks, said external interface means being coupled to said fax and data modem means, said apparatus operable such that for a situation where a plurality of users are interactively coupled and viewing the same document on a display of another said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus, when one of said plurality of users makes handwritten editing to said same document said fax controller means transmits only said handwritten editing to each said display of another said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus for having said plurality of users viewing the same revised said same document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for providing interactive operation of a multifunctional telecommunications apparatus comprising the steps of:
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providing a display having a touch sensitive screen overlay on a viewing display for receiving predetermined user inputs manipulating predetermined functions of said telecommunications apparatus and a control display for providing a user interface for sending and receiving control and data information corresponding to actions performed on said touch sensitive screen overlay and to said user inputs; storing into electrical memory information related+to said predetermined functions, said electrical memory being influenced by said display; providing facsimile operations by a fax controller influenced in part by at least one of said display and said electrical memory; scanning documented information for influencing at least one of said facsimile operations and said electrical memory, said scanning being influenced by said fax controller; transmitting information from said fax controller across interconnected networks to predetermined destinations, said interconnected networks being coupled to a network interface of said multifunctional apparatus, said network interface being coupled to said fax controller, including sending handwritten information through said touch sensitive screen overlay to said fax controller for transmission to one of said predetermined destinations, wherein said fax controller for a situation where a plurality of users are interactively coupled and viewing the same document on a display of another said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus and one of said plurality of users makes handwritten editing to said same document, said fax controller transmitting only said handwritten editing to each said display of another said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus for having said plurality of users viewing the same revised said same document; and
,receiving information to said fax controller across said interconnected networks from predetermined sources. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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41. A method for interactively operating a multifunctional telecommunications apparatus having predefined telephonic, scanning and facsimile capabilities comprising the steps of:
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viewing information related to said telephonic, scanning and fax capabilities with a viewing display, said viewing display, said telephonic, scanning and facsimile capabilities being responsive to one another; influencing said information received from said telephonic, scanning and facsimile capabilities on said viewing display through a touch sensitive screen overlay on said viewing display, said touch sensitive screen overlay, said viewing display and said telephonic, scanning and facsimile capabilities being responsive to one another, including processing said information handwritten on said touch sensitive screen overlay through said facsimile capabilities; and
,interpreting with a handwriting processor handwritten information applied to said touch sensitive screen overlay for said step of influencing said information received from said telephonic, scanning and facsimile capabilities, said handwriting processor and said touch sensitive screen and said viewing display being responsive to one another, wherein for a situation where a plurality of users are interactively coupled and viewing the same document on a display of another said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus and one of said plurality of users makes handwritten editing to said same document, transmitting only said handwritten editing to each said display of another said multifunctional telecommunications apparatus for having said plurality of users viewing the same revised said same document.
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53. A telecommunications apparatus for fax, voice, computer, and copier operations comprising:
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a prompting display providing a user with commands pertaining to said fax, voice, computer, and copier operations, said prompting display being responsive to said fax, voice, computer, and copier operations via an operator panel interface and an interface display; and
,said interface display indicative of responses by said user to said prompting display, said interface display being responsive to and influencing said prompting display and said fax, voice, computer and copier operations. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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