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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1998
James J. Macor, Jackson, NJ (US);
Avaya Technology Corp., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing an integral computer and telephone system includes a CPU, a telephone line interface operatively linked to the CPU, and a display device operatively linked to the CPU. Audio input and output devices are operatively linked to the CPU. A communication module for transceiving wireless signals is operatively linked to a remote unit. The system includes a switching device connected to the CPU and the communication module, where the switching device provides selective operation of the CPU and the remote unit, whereby when a user selects remote unit telephony, the remote unit substantially increases privacy and facilitates portability via wireless operation while when the user selects telephony via the CPU, the CPU facilitates both audio and visual information exchange.