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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jon Klein, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379 93 ; 379102 ; 379 67 ; 395750 ; 307 66 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for supplying power to a computer, and initiating loading of software in the computer in response to a first signal. The invention allows a fax to be received, or a modem session initiated by a computer while the computer is unattended and powered down. The invention initiates the loading of the appropriate software in the computer for conducting the incoming session. The invention also directs incoming calls so that only one phone line is required for voice, fax, and modem sessions.