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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
May. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takeshi Imanaka, Nara, JP;
Hiroshi Kutsumi, Katano, JP;
Mitsuteru Kataoka, Katano, JP;
Satoshi Matsuura, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348553 ; 379 8811 ; 379 9323 ; 348564 ;
Abstract
An information receiving apparatus and method are disclosed. According to such apparatus and method, a DTMF signal is received over a telephone line, and coordinate data corresponding to the received DTMF signal are obtained. A predetermined figure then is displayed in a position based upon the coordinate data.