Home merchandise ordering telecommunications terminal
November 7, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3700814 3735350 Terminal apparatus Interactive video/telephone transmission system Telephone system for audio demonstration and marketing of goods or services Electronic order placement system using signals over telephone line Data telecommunications terminal Telephone controlled order entry system Circuit arrangement for establishing and terminating a data connection Intelligent telephone Patent #: 4503288 InventorApplicationNo. 06/796077 filed on 11/07/1984US Classes:379/93.12, Sales, ordering, or banking system379/910, BAR CODE OR OPTICAL CHARACTER READER WITH TELEPHONE379/93.17Having station displayExaminersPrimary: George, Keith E.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06Q 10/00 (20060101)H04M 11/00 (20060101) AbstractA terminal provides for ordering merchandise from any one of a plurality of merchants over the direct distance dial telephone network while remaining at home. Printed merchandise codes are electronically read by a wand of a bar code reader that is passed thereacross, automating data entry. Separate or integral memory cartridges carry a set of recognition data for each merchant order receiving device, the recognition data being required to validate the entry of an order in an order receiving device. A liquid crystal character display, indicator lights and user actuated switches provided for guiding a user through the ordering sequence for each merchant.Other References
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