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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Paul Krzyzanowski, Flemington, NJ (US);
Michael Kelly, Deerfield Beach, FL (US);
Ronald Hume, Tamarac, FL (US);
Inventors:
Paul Krzyzanowski, Flemington, NJ (US);
Michael Kelly, Deerfield Beach, FL (US);
Ronald Hume, Tamarac, FL (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04M 7/12 (2006.01); H04B 7/14 (2006.01); H04L 12/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04B 7/14 (2013.01); H04L 12/12 (2013.01); H04M 3/42127 (2013.01); H04M 3/42136 (2013.01); H04M 7/1275 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system that includes a telephone adapted for connection to a data communications network. The telephone is capable of discovering other devices connected to the data communications network and using those devices to extend its own functionality. The telephone is also accessible and controllable by other devices on the data communications network.