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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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick Michael O'Shaughnessey, New York, NY (US);
Robert Donald Monroe, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, Montreal, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 ; H04M 1/100 ; G06F 3/00 ; G06F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 ; H04M 1/100 ; G06F 3/00 ; G06F 1/300 ;
Abstract
A graphical call status presentation system. A computer implemented method indicates the status of a communication session using graphical user interface elements. The graphical user interface elements are displayed on a toolbar which can be part of a desktop application or the computer operating system. A state persistence agent in conjunction with application-specific macros controls the graphical user interface elements. The system keeps a user informed of the status of various components of a communication session and also prevents the user from trying to activate functions which cannot be used.