Apparatus and method for automatically refreshing a display of a telephone
DCFirst Claim
1. A conferencing system comprising a display panel, a processor, a telephone coupled to a voice network, the display panel and the processor, and a datastore comprising at least one function comprising information relating to a current location of the telephone and a user of the telephone, wherein the at least one function is associated with at least one conferencing communication service, wherein the processor is operable to connect the telephone to a location server to obtain a current location of the telephone, select a function from the datastore, and refresh a screen on the display panel to include the at least one conferencing communication service associated with the selected function based on the current location of the telephone.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for refreshing a display of a telephone. A telephone apparatus includes a telephone having a display panel and function by which a user can access a plurality of communication services provided over a communication network. The function may represent a given set of conditions associated with a user, such as static and variable conditions. The function is typically associated with one or more commonly used communication services that would be used by a user under a given set of conditions. A method for automatically refreshing a screen on a display panel of a telephone based on a function change includes displaying on a telephone display a first screen based on a function, the display representing a commonly used communication service associated with the function, and selecting a function based on information.
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- 1. A conferencing system comprising a display panel, a processor, a telephone coupled to a voice network, the display panel and the processor, and a datastore comprising at least one function comprising information relating to a current location of the telephone and a user of the telephone, wherein the at least one function is associated with at least one conferencing communication service, wherein the processor is operable to connect the telephone to a location server to obtain a current location of the telephone, select a function from the datastore, and refresh a screen on the display panel to include the at least one conferencing communication service associated with the selected function based on the current location of the telephone.
- 11. A method of refreshing a display panel of a conferencing system, the conferencing system comprising a display panel, a processor, a telephone coupled to a voice network, the display panel and the processor, and a datastore comprising at least one function comprising information relating to a current location of the telephone and a user of the telephone, wherein the at least one function is associated with at least one conferencing communication service, comprising the steps of obtaining a current location of the telephone using a location server, selecting a function from the datastore, and refreshing a screen on the display panel to include the at least one conferencing communication service associated with the selected function based on the current location of the telephone.
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