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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2001
Chatschik Bisdikian, Chappaqua, NY (US);
William F. Jerome, Elmsford, NY (US);
Mahmoud Naghshineh, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Chatschik Bisdikian, Chappaqua, NY (US);
William F. Jerome, Elmsford, NY (US);
Mahmoud Naghshineh, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provides methods and apparatus for accessing and controlling services, such as home automation services, visually employing established wireless, cellular telecommunication technologies for voice communications. In example embodiments, users of personal portable devices connect to services over dial-up, wireless, cellular, circuit-switched voice telephone networks, receive and display listings of available services and use these listings to access and manipulate the services.