Mitel Corporation

Ed Bijman

Debbie Pinard

Douglas C Oddy

A palm PC dockable phone, comprising a personal computer running a software application for implementing telephony functions, a personal digital assistant (PDA) device providing a user display and input interface, and a telephone set connected to the personal computer and in communication with the PDA device, wherein the telephone set incorporates phone firmware for communicating with the software application and PDA firmware for communicating with the PDA device for controlling the telephony functions via the user display and input interface.

Palm PC dockable phone

A method of updating speedcall numbers stored in a database comprises the steps of receiving an incoming call at a local telephone station, extracting data representing the calling party's name and telephone number from the incoming call, and comparing the extracted data with name and number data stored in a database in the local telephone station. The number data in the local telephone station is updated when the extracted data and the stored data does not match.

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Stittsville, Canada

Ed Bijman