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Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007

Filed:

Nov. 08, 2000
Applicants:

Todd Lindley, Seattle, WA (US);

Peggy Stumer, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Faramarz Sahim, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Joseph Budziak, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Henry Wu, Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Todd Lindley, Seattle, WA (US);

Peggy Stumer, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Faramarz Sahim, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Joseph Budziak, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Henry Wu, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Siemens Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and method allow PBX features to be extended through the public network. A teleworker calls into a PBX system and is assigned a fictitious port. The fictitious port is controlled by a telework server and appears to the PBX to be a local device. PBX features are invoked by particular sequences of DTMF tones or by voice prompt, or another data input system.


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