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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. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Daniel Hillis, Toluca Lake, CA (US);
Bran Ferren, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Peter G. Peterson, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Applied Minds, Inc., Glendale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/24 ;
Abstract
A method and supporting apparatus for an executive phone patch is disclosed. An administrative assistant uses a first phone line to communicate with a first party, places first party on-hold, and establishes a connection with a second party. Once the second party is on the line, the two lines are connected together and the assistant is isolated from the conversation.