Human machine interface for telephone feature invocation

Patent 5533110 Issued on July 2, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date:

November 29, 2014. 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.

Abstract Claims Description Full Text

Patent References

Multiple call control method in a multimedia conferencing system
Patent #: 5195086
Issued on: 03/16/1993
Inventor: Baumgartner, et al.

Data processing apparatus having simplified icon display Patent #: 5406307
Issued on: 04/11/1995
Inventor: Hirayama, et al.

Inventors

Assignee

Mitel Corporation

Application

No. 346600 filed on 11/29/1994

US Classes:

379/355.01, Repertory or abbreviated call signal generation379/93.23, Having user information display (e.g., telephone number, name, address, etc.)379/201.04, Display arrangement379/221.15, Connection call model (e.g., virtual network, displayed models)379/393, Hold circuit379/908MULTIMEDIA

Examiners

Primary: Hofsass, Jeffery
Assistant: Wolinsky, Scott

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Wands; Charles E.

International Class

H04M 003/42

Abstract

A method of providing a visual indication to a first communication connection (CC) subscriber of the status of a telephone CC comprising the steps of providing ah icon on a display that represents the first CC subscriber, providing a call setup icon on a display representing a command to set up a CC, dragging the icon representing the first CC subscriber to the call setup icon, automatically displaying a directory of subscribers, dragging an identity of a second CC subscriber from the directory to the call setup icon, establishing a CC between communication apparatus used by the first subscriber and communication apparatus used by the second CC subscriber via subscriber's lines, changing the identity of the calls setup icon to a call icon, displaying an icon representing the second CC subscriber in the call icon, and displaying a new call setup icon, whereby icons representing CC subscribers of a call in progress are both represented and are visually discernible by the first CC subscriber in the call icon.