EP0192894A2
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Integrated office automation system
Assignee: Olivetti SpA
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Filing: 1985-12-20
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-12-20
Abstract
Abstract Integration is effected between a personal computer (5) having a central processing unit (6) and a local telephone network (24) comprising a switching exchange '(28) for selective connection of exchange lines (23) and internal lines (21). The exchange (28) is controlled by the central unit (6) of the computer (5) which also comprises input and output means including a keyboard (11), a display unit (14,16) and a recording unit (17, 18) such as a disk unit. The input and output means can be connected to the various modules of the exchange network (24) for a series of services of this network. Modules of the telephone network can be disposed on a card received in a slot in the chassis of the computer so as to connect the network to a system bus (7) of the computer.
Inventors
- 👤 Antonio Maccari
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 17:07
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/58; H04Q3/62; H04Q3/625; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/22; H04M3/36; H04M3/42; H04M3/42314; H04M3/50; H04M3/42323
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
An integrated office automation system comprising a computer (5) having a central unit (6) and data input and output means (11, 12, 14, 17), and a local telephone network (24) comprising a plurality of telephone units (21) and a switching exchange (28) for the selective connection of the telephone units, characterised in that the switching exchange (28) is controlled by the computer central unit (6), and in that the input and output means (11, 12, 14, 17) can be connected to the switching exchange for a series of services of the telephone network (24).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
An integrated office automation system comprising a computer (5) having a central unit (6) and data input and output means (11, 12, 14, 17), and a local telephone network (24) comprising a plurality of telephone units (21) and a switching exchange (28) for the selective connection of the telephone units, characterised in that the switching exchange (28) is controlled by the computer central unit (6), and in that the input and output means (11, 12, 14, 17) can be connected to the switching exchange for a series of services of the telephone network (24).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A system according to claim 1, characterised in that the chassis of the computer (5) has a slot for receiving an electronic board for carrying a series of modules of the switching exchange (24), for connecting the latter to a data bus (7) of the computer (5).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system according to claim 2, characterised in that the computer (5) is of personal type, and the input and output means comprise a keyboard (11), a display means (14, 16) and a data recording and reading unit (17, 18).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system according to claim 3, characterised in that the recording and reading unit (17, 18) comprises a magnetic disk unit capable of being conditioned by the central unit (6) to record the data of the telephone connections made and to operate as an answering service.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A system according to claim 3 or 4, characterised in that the keyboard (11) is operable to control the central unit (6) in such a way as to seek out the recorded data on the disk unit (17, 18), process the data and present the data at the display means (14, 16).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A system according to claim 5, characterised in that the keyboard (11) comprises a series of function keys of the exchange for switching the external telephone calls to the telephone units and for making telephone calls to the outside.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
35 words
A system according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the computer (5) is connected to operate on line on a local data transmission network which is integrated with said local telephone network.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
76 words
A system according to claim 7, characterised in that the local telephone network (24) comprises an operator station (31) for blind persons, in which a voice synthesiser (53) is operable to generate sounds corresponding to the numbers and commands of the exchange, and the central unit (6) is capable of enabling the synthesiser (53) to generate sounds corresponding to the input or output data by way of the input and output means (11, 12, 14, 17).
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