System for interactive control of a computer and telephone
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1. A computer-based telephony system, comprising:
- a telephone set which implements telephony functions on a telephone line, said telephone set including a serial interface for bi-directional communication of data signals including data signals generated in response to user input to said telephone set; and
a computer executable software application running on a computer connected to said telephone set via said interface for receiving first ones of said data signals from said telephone set generated in response to user input to said telephone set and in response implementing predetermined software functions on said computer, for transmitting further data signals from said computer to said telephone set in response to a user input to said computer whereupon said telephone set implements predetermined ones of said telephony functions, and for generating and displaying on said computer a window including an area for indicating telephone call status responsive to one of either said user input or receipt of said first ones of said data signals, wherein said window includes a status line having icons for indicating said predetermined ones of said telephony functions which have been implemented by said telephone set.
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Abstract
An interactive system include a software application and a telephone which function cooperatively to implement a multiplicity of user-invoked features. The telephone set is connected to a computer on which a telephony application program interface application is executed. The telephone set includes a plurality of user-definable function keys in addition to the standard keypad, handset, speaker phone and other standard components. The user-definable function keys are programmable via the computer to implement telephony features or to launch applications on the computer.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-based telephony system, comprising:
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a telephone set which implements telephony functions on a telephone line, said telephone set including a serial interface for bi-directional communication of data signals including data signals generated in response to user input to said telephone set; and a computer executable software application running on a computer connected to said telephone set via said interface for receiving first ones of said data signals from said telephone set generated in response to user input to said telephone set and in response implementing predetermined software functions on said computer, for transmitting further data signals from said computer to said telephone set in response to a user input to said computer whereupon said telephone set implements predetermined ones of said telephony functions, and for generating and displaying on said computer a window including an area for indicating telephone call status responsive to one of either said user input or receipt of said first ones of said data signals, wherein said window includes a status line having icons for indicating said predetermined ones of said telephony functions which have been implemented by said telephone set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-based telephony system for use with a telephone set capable of implementing telephony functions on a telephone line, the telephone set having a serial interface for bi-directional communication of data signals, the computer-based telephony system comprising:
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a computer executable software application configured to run on a computer and to implement the steps connected to the telephone set via said interface generated in response to user input to the telephone set of receiving first ones of the data signals from the telephone set and in response implementing predetermined software functions on the computer; transmitting further data signals from said computer to the telephone set in response to a user input to the computer whereupon the telephone set implements predetermined ones of the telephony functions; and generating a display on the computer of a window including an area for indicating telephone call status responsive to one of either the user input or receipt of the first ones of the data signals, and wherein said window includes a status line having icons for indicating predetermined ones of the telephony functions which have been implemented by the telephone set.
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