Telephone and associated method for routing a call

A customer premise equipment device such as a telephone and an associated method for routing a call from an inbound central office are provided. The telephone comprises an audible input mechanism, an audible output mechanism, a keypad, and control logic. The keypad is used by a user to press a seque...

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Main Authors REEVES BRADLEY S, WEICH CRAIG I, QUINTANAR LEE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.09.2001
Edition7
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
SELECTING
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:A customer premise equipment device such as a telephone and an associated method for routing a call from an inbound central office are provided. The telephone comprises an audible input mechanism, an audible output mechanism, a keypad, and control logic. The keypad is used by a user to press a sequence of keys to initiate a call. The control logic responds to the pressed sequence of keys by transmitting a signal indicative of call information to the inbound central office. The keypad includes a standard telephone keypad, and further includes at least one additional key for use by the user to designate a routing method for the call.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19980201022