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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:
Dec. 23, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1994
Von K McConnell, Springfield, VA (US);
Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A standalone, off network, station or terminal having a video screen and audio output to describe a telephone service to a prospective customer, demonstrate the service, and enable the customer to create a new service or service modification in an unassisted manner. Customer input to the terminal is by touch screen in response to visual and audio prompts. A graphic chart is created to provide flow chart depiction of the service. The console contains a processor, accompanying storage or memory and a large capacity ROM storage preferably in the form of a CDI unit. The terminal may be connected to the network to download service creation data and implement the requested service.