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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
May. 21, 1998
Paul Teich, Austin, TX (US);
David J. Borland, Austin, TX (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved telephone system with additional features that enable a user or users to make more effective use of their telephone service. The present invention comprises an improved telephone system and method for updating a clock using caller ID information. In one embodiment, the clock is located in a remote device from a caller ID unit, and is updated automatically by information received from the caller ID unit through existing wiring in a building's power grid. In another embodiment, the clock is located in a portable telephone handset, and the caller ID unit may be located either in the portable telephone handset or in a portable telephone base station.