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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1999
Steven P. Vassallo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steven R. Takayama, Atherton, CA (US);
Jonathan I. Kaplan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rudy L. Samuels, Bolinas, CA (US);
Heather Andrus, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jochen P. Backs, San Francisco, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A telephone indicator system includes a telephone having a base and a handset. The telephone includes a cradle disposed on the base configured to receive the handset. The system also includes an indicator disposed on an least two elevated surfaces of the telephone to notify a user of a telephone message. The indicator may be disposed on at least two elevated surfaces of the handset. The system may also include another indicator disposed in the cradle of the telephone to notify the user of another telephone message while the handset is in use.