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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1999
Peter J. Foster, Dallas, TX (US);
Bernard F. Bareis, Carrollton, TX (US);
Peter J. Foster, Dallas, TX (US);
Bernard F. Bareis, Carrollton, TX (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention comprises an intelligent call processing platform for use with a home telephone system. The system consists of a processing unit interfaced with a variety of memory storage areas, a switching central office providing local telephone service and a plurality of telephone handsets. Using a variety of voice and/or pushbutton commands, a user is able to access a variety of telephone services from any telephone interfaced with the platform. Services provided include identification of incoming callers, automatic speed dialing of user-stored telephone numbers, storage of new numbers to the user-stored list of telephone numbers, and control of peripheral systems interconnected with the intelligent call processing platform.