Computerized telephone apparatus
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1. A telephone conferencing apparatus for establishing communications between a caller and a desired subscriber both connected to a telephone network, comprising:
- telephone line means coupled to said telephone network, said telephone line means for determining whether a received call is a voice call;
prompt means for requesting said caller to identify said desired subscriber;
indication receiving means for receiving from said caller indication of said desired subscriber located within said telephone network;
directory access means for retrieving a telephone number associated with said desired subscriber from a table in response to said indication received from said caller; and
means for establishing a conference call over said network between said caller and said desired subscriber utilizing said telephone number.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a single-line computerized conferencing apparatus including an apparatus for receiving from a caller within a telephone network an indication of a desired subscriber within the telephone network and a computerized conferencing device connected to the telephone network via a single telephone line and operative to provide a conference call between the computerized apparatus, the caller and the subscriber.
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1. A telephone conferencing apparatus for establishing communications between a caller and a desired subscriber both connected to a telephone network, comprising:
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telephone line means coupled to said telephone network, said telephone line means for determining whether a received call is a voice call; prompt means for requesting said caller to identify said desired subscriber; indication receiving means for receiving from said caller indication of said desired subscriber located within said telephone network; directory access means for retrieving a telephone number associated with said desired subscriber from a table in response to said indication received from said caller; and means for establishing a conference call over said network between said caller and said desired subscriber utilizing said telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
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5. A method for establishing communications between a caller and a desired subscriber both connected to a telephone network, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether a received call is a voice call; requesting said caller to identify said desired subscriber; receiving from said caller an indication of said desired subscriber located within said telephone network; retrieving a telephone number associated with said desired subscriber from a table in response to said indication received from said caller; and establishing a conference call over said network between said caller and said desired subscriber utilizing said telephone number.
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9. A telephone conferencing apparatus for establishing communications between a caller and a desired subscriber both connected to a telephone network, comprising:
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telephone line means coupled to said telephone network, said telephone line means for determining whether a received call is a voice call; prompt means for requesting said caller to identify said desired subscriber; indication receiving means for receiving from said caller an indication of said desired subscriber located within said telephone network; directory access means for retrieving a telephone number associated with said desired subscriber from a table in response to said indication received from said caller; means for disconnecting said caller and establishing a call to said desired subscriber; said prompt means for requesting confirmation by said subscriber to establish communication with said caller; and means for establishing a conference call over said network between said desired subscriber and said caller in response to a positive confirmation from said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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