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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:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
May. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Paul S. Hahn, Prosper, TX (US);
Darrick A. Deel, Allen, TX (US);
Richard A. Dunlap, Euless, TX (US);
Kelly N. Stearns, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Paul S. Hahn, Prosper, TX (US);
Darrick A. Deel, Allen, TX (US);
Richard A. Dunlap, Euless, TX (US);
Kelly N. Stearns, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M011/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for interactive communications is provided that includes an interactive element, which includes a plurality of keys. One or more of the keys are operable to trigger an audible message to be communicated to an end-user when the end-user depresses and holds a selected one of the keys. The audible message provides descriptive information associated with the selected key.