Method and apparatus for extending a telephone's capabilities
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1. An apparatus to extend the capability of a telephone, comprising:
- a first processor residing in said telephone;
a first memory residing in said telephone and coupled to said first processor;
a second processor residing in a computer;
a second memory residing in said computer and coupled to said second processor;
a first I/O device within said telephone and coupled to said first processor to receive call-related data from a telephone network; and
an application program interface (“
API”
), residing in said telephone and coupled to said first processor, to determine whether said call-related data is to be further processed to provide a particular telephone function for continued handling of at least one current call, and to determine during said at least one current call whether said first processor or said second processor will perform the further processing, wherein this determination is unrelated to whether said call-related data will be stored in said first memory or said second memory.
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Abstract
An application programming interface (API) enables a telephone to utilize the hardware resources of a computer that is connected to the telephone in a master/slave relationship that causes the computer to function in the manner of a peripheral to the telephone. Specifically, the telephone attached to the computer can utilize the relatively large memory capacity of the attached computer to store excess telephone-specific data and can utilize the relatively high sophistication of the processing capability of the connected computer to perform intensive data processing operations. The API allows the functionality of the telephone to be extended without requiring a telephony-equipped computer.
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10 Claims
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1. An apparatus to extend the capability of a telephone, comprising:
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a first processor residing in said telephone; a first memory residing in said telephone and coupled to said first processor; a second processor residing in a computer; a second memory residing in said computer and coupled to said second processor; a first I/O device within said telephone and coupled to said first processor to receive call-related data from a telephone network; and an application program interface (“
API”
), residing in said telephone and coupled to said first processor, to determine whether said call-related data is to be further processed to provide a particular telephone function for continued handling of at least one current call, and to determine during said at least one current call whether said first processor or said second processor will perform the further processing, wherein this determination is unrelated to whether said call-related data will be stored in said first memory or said second memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus to extend the capability of a telephone, comprising:
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a first processor residing in said telephone; a first memory residing in said telephone and coupled to said first processor; a second processor residing in a computer; a second memory residing in said computer and coupled to said second processor; a first I/O device within said telephone and coupled to said first processor to receive call-related data from a telephone network; and an application program interface (“
API”
), residing in said telephone and coupled to said first processor, to determine whether said call-related data is to be further processed, and to determine, using automated processing capabilities of said telephone, whether said call-related data will be processed in said first processor or said second processor, wherein said determination is based upon current capabilities of said telephone and said computer other than storage capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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Current AssigneeSiemens Communications Incorporated (Siemens AG)
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Original AssigneeSiemens Communications Incorporated (Siemens AG)
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InventorsJreij, Elie A., Umstetter, James S.
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Primary Examiner(s)Harold, Jefferey F.
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Application NumberUS11/045,172Publication NumberTime in Patent Office467 DaysField of Search379/93.05, 379/356.01, 379/399.01, 379/442US Class Current379/93.05CPC Class CodesH04M 1/2473 Telephone terminals interfa...H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. ...
