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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. 26, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Heflin Frantz, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Intelect Communications, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L / ; H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370356 ; 370352 ; 370401 ; 379 931 ; 379 934 ;
Abstract
By coupling the functionality of an Internet Telephony function in a personal computer, an Internet Voice Gateway, and a small-office/home-office (SOHO) private branch exchange (PBX), and through inventive coordination of the functions of these units, a SOHO telecommunications system and method are realized which allow use of PBX extension telephones while all PBX outbound telephone lines are occupied by Internet data communications sessions.