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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:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gilbert Guyot, Mutzig, FR;
Patrice Mignot, Illkirch, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379 9301 ; 379 9302 ; 379 9324 ;
Abstract
Terminals having analog/digital telephone functions as well as data exchange functions are typically used by users who have a lower skilled level than the average user of a personal computer. Therefore, such a terminal should be as much self-supporting and independent as possible, which could be realised by selecting and storing addresses of access providers and/or server providers in a non-mechanical terminal memory, which could further comprise software for performing protocols. Then the terminal is almost completely ready for use, with a complex and time-consuming installment by a user no longer being necessary.