Method of programming telephone numbers and identifiers in a telephone
First Claim
1. A method of programming a telephone number and information associated with the telephone number into a telephone comprising:
- detecting an incoming telephone call at the telephone;
determining the telephone number of the originator of the call;
determining if the originating telephone number is already stored into a memory of the telephone;
determining if information associated with the originating telephone number was received with the detected originating telephone number;
if the originating telephone number is not in the memory of the telephone, storing the originating telephone number into the memory of the telephone; and
if the information associated with the originating telephone number was not received, initiating a telephone call from the telephone to a computer, transferring the originating telephone number from the telephone to the computer, receiving information associated with the originating telephone number from the computer, and storing the information into the memory of the telephone.
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Abstract
A method and telephone apparatus that detects an incoming telephone call and determines if the telephone number of the call'"'"'s originator has previously been stored in the memory of the telephone is provided. If the originator'"'"'s telephone number has not been previously stored, it is stored into the memory of the telephone. In addition, if an alphanumeric identifier associated with the originator'"'"'s telephone number was received with the originator'"'"'s telephone number, it is also stored into memory. If the alphanumeric identifier was not received, the telephone automatically initiates a call to a remote computer and transmits the telephone number of the originator to the remote computer. The computer assigns an alphanumeric identifier to the telephone number and transmits the alphanumeric identifier back to the telephone which stores the alphanumeric identifier in the telephone memory in association with the telephone number. Accordingly, the telephone number can later be recalled and dialed through the use of the alphanumeric identifiers.
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52 Claims
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1. A method of programming a telephone number and information associated with the telephone number into a telephone comprising:
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detecting an incoming telephone call at the telephone;
determining the telephone number of the originator of the call;
determining if the originating telephone number is already stored into a memory of the telephone;
determining if information associated with the originating telephone number was received with the detected originating telephone number;
if the originating telephone number is not in the memory of the telephone, storing the originating telephone number into the memory of the telephone; and
if the information associated with the originating telephone number was not received, initiating a telephone call from the telephone to a computer, transferring the originating telephone number from the telephone to the computer, receiving information associated with the originating telephone number from the computer, and storing the information into the memory of the telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 6. The method of 1 wherein the act of initiating a telephone call to the computer is performed after a predetermined number of originating telephone numbers has been stored into the memory of the telephone and after a user has completed the incoming telephone call.
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14. A telephone comprising:
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a memory circuit; and
a programmed processor, said programmed processor is programmed to;
detect an incoming telephone call at said telephone;
determine the telephone number of the originator of the call;
determine if the originating telephone number is already stored into said memory;
determine if information associated with the originating telephone number was received with the detected originating telephone number;
if the originating telephone number is not in said memory, store the originating telephone number into said memory; and
if information associated with the originating telephone number was not received, initiate a telephone call from the telephone to a computer, transfer the originating telephone number from the telephone to the computer, receive information associated with the originating telephone number from the computer, and store the information into said memory. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A telephone system comprising:
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a computer having a database comprising telephone numbers and information respectively associated with the telephone numbers; and
a telephone comprising;
a memory circuit; and
a programmed processor, said programmed processor is programmed to;
detect an incoming telephone call at said telephone;
determine the telephone number of the originator of the call;
determine if the originating telephone number is already stored into said memory;
determine if information associated with the originating telephone number was received with the detected originating telephone number;
if the originating telephone number is not in said memory, store the originating telephone number into said memory; and
if the information associated with the originating telephone number was not received, initiate a telephone call from the telephone to said computer, transfer the originating telephone number from the telephone to said computer, receive the information associated with the originating telephone number from said computer, and store the information into said memory. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A telephone system comprising:
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a computer having a database comprising telephone numbers and information respectively associated with the telephone numbers; and
a telephone comprising;
a memory circuit; and
a controller coupled to said memory circuit, said controller;
detecting an incoming telephone call at said telephone;
determining the telephone number of the originator of the call;
determining if the originating telephone number is already stored into said memory;
determining if information associated with the originating telephone number was received with the detected originating telephone number;
if the originating telephone number is not in said memory, storing the originating telephone number into said memory; and
if the information associated with the originating telephone number was not received, initiates a telephone call from the telephone to said computer, transfers the originating telephone number from the telephone to said computer, receives the information associated with the originating telephone number from said computer, and stores the information into said memory. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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