US4897867A — Method of and an arrangement for forwarding a cus…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 122 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a switching network for serving a plurality of customer lines and also having processor means for controlling establishment of connections through said network, an order entry arrangement for forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising: receiver means for receiving customer signals including said customer order from said requesting line, and wherein said processor means is responsive to said customer order received by said receiver means for sending said customer order to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said network to said vendor data link.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 122 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a switching network for serving a plurality of customer lines and also having processor means for controlling establishment of connections through said network, an order entry arrangement for forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising: receiver means for receiving customer signals including said customer order from said requesting line, and wherein said processor means is responsive to said customer order received by said receiver means for sending said customer order to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said network to said vendor data link.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 51 words

The invention of claim 1 wherein each of said lines has an identity, wherein said processor means includes means for driving the identity of said requesting line, and wherein said processor means is for sending the derived identify of said requesting line and said customer order to said vendor data link.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 146 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a switching network for serving a plurality of customer lines and also having processor means for controlling establishment of connections through said network, an order entry arrangement for forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising: receiver means for receiving customer signals including said customer order from said requesting line, and wherein said processor means is responsive to said customer order received by said receiver means for sending said customer order to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said network to said vendor data link and wherein said processor means includes means responsive to a predetermined algorithm for detecting an incorrectly entered customer order received from said requesting line.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 146 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a switching network for serving a plurality of customer lines and also having processor means for controlling establishment of connections through said network, an order entry arrangement for forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising: receiver means for receiving customer signals including said customer order from said requesting line, and wherein said processor means is responsive to said customer order received by said receiver means for sending said customer order to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said network to said vendor data link and wherein said processor means includes means responsive to a predetermined algorithm for detecting an incorrectly entered customer order received from said requesting line.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 24 words

The invention of claim 1 further comprising means for returning to said requesting line a configuration signal indicating the receipt of said customer order.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 27 words

The invention of claim 1 wherein said processor means includes means for sending said customer order to a designated one of a plurality of vendor data links.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 128 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a switching network serving a plurality of lines, an order entry arrangement for forwarding to a data link a customer order entered on a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired section, comprising: processor means of said switching system for controlling said network to establish a connection for a signal from said requesting line to said processor means; and wherein said processor means includes means responsive to a customer order signal including said customer order received from said requesting line via said network for sending said customer order from said processor means to said data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said network to said data link.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 128 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a switching network serving a plurality of lines, an order entry arrangement for forwarding to a data link a customer order entered on a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired section, comprising: processor means of said switching system for controlling said network to establish a connection for a signal from said requesting line to said processor means; and wherein said processor means includes means responsive to a customer order signal including said customer order received from said requesting line via said network for sending said customer order from said processor means to said data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said network to said data link.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 51 words

The invention of claim 6 wherein each of said lines has an identity, wherein said processor means further includes means for deriving the identity of said requesting line, and wherein said processor means is for sending the derived identity of said requesting line and said customer order to said data link.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 135 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a switching network serving a plurality of customer lines, an order entry arrangement for forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising: receiver means for receiving customer signals including said customer order from said requesting line via said network; processor means of said switching system for controlling said network to interconnect said requesting line and said receiver means; and wherein said processor means includes means responsive to said customer order received from said receiver means for sending said customer order from said processor means to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said network to said vendor data link.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 135 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a switching network serving a plurality of customer lines, an order entry arrangement for forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising: receiver means for receiving customer signals including said customer order from said requesting line via said network; processor means of said switching system for controlling said network to interconnect said requesting line and said receiver means; and wherein said processor means includes means responsive to said customer order received from said receiver means for sending said customer order from said processor means to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said network to said vendor data link.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 52 words

The invention of claim 8 wherein each of said lines has an identity, wherein said processor means further includes means for deriving the identity of said requesting line, and wherein said processor means is for sending the derived identity of said requesting line and said customer order to said vendor data link.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 32 words

The invention of claim 8 wherein said processor means further includes means for sending said customer order to said vendor data link over a path independent of said network and said receiver.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 150 words

For use with a telephone switching system having a processor for controlling a switching network serving a plurality of lines and also having a customer signal receiver for serving said lines, a method of forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising the steps of: collecting at said processor said customer order received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver in response to a customer order entry request received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver, deriving at said processor the identity of said requesting line, and sending said customer order and the identity of said requesting line from said processor to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said network to said vendor data link.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 150 words

For use with a telephone switching system having a processor for controlling a switching network serving a plurality of lines and also having a customer signal receiver for serving said lines, a method of forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising the steps of: collecting at said processor said customer order received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver in response to a customer order entry request received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver, deriving at said processor the identity of said requesting line, and sending said customer order and the identity of said requesting line from said processor to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said network to said vendor data link.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 168 words

For use with a telephone switching system having a processor for controlling a switching network serving a plurality of lines and also having a customer signal receiver for serving said lines, a method of forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising the steps of: collecting at said processor said customer order received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver in response to a customer order entry request received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver, deriving at said processor the identity of said requesting line, checking with a predetermined algorithm said customer order for entry errors, and sending said customer order and the identity of said requesting line from said processor to said vendor data link for the provision of said desire selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said network to said vendor data link, only if no entry errors are detected.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 168 words

For use with a telephone switching system having a processor for controlling a switching network serving a plurality of lines and also having a customer signal receiver for serving said lines, a method of forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising the steps of: collecting at said processor said customer order received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver in response to a customer order entry request received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver, deriving at said processor the identity of said requesting line, checking with a predetermined algorithm said customer order for entry errors, and sending said customer order and the identity of said requesting line from said processor to said vendor data link for the provision of said desire selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said network to said vendor data link, only if no entry errors are detected.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 55 words

The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of designating one of a plurality of vendor data links for carrying said customer order and the derived identity of said requesting line in response to a vendor code received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver indicating said designated vendor data link.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 25 words

The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of sending a confirmation signal to said requesting line indicating the receipt of said customer order.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 145 words

A switching system comprising: switching means serving a plurality of lines and operable for establishing a call connection for a requesting one of said lines, processor means responsive to a call on said requesting line for controlling the operation of said switching means, and an order entry arrangement comprising, a vendor data link, and said processor means including means responsive to said call for deriving a number identification for said requesting line, and means responsive to the receipt of customer order entry request and order signals indicative of a desired selection received via said requesting line and said call connection during said cell for sending customer order information including said derived number identification from said processor means to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said switching means to said vendor data link.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 145 words

A switching system comprising: switching means serving a plurality of lines and operable for establishing a call connection for a requesting one of said lines, processor means responsive to a call on said requesting line for controlling the operation of said switching means, and an order entry arrangement comprising, a vendor data link, and said processor means including means responsive to said call for deriving a number identification for said requesting line, and means responsive to the receipt of customer order entry request and order signals indicative of a desired selection received via said requesting line and said call connection during said cell for sending customer order information including said derived number identification from said processor means to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a connection through said switching means to said vendor data link.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 42 words

The invention of claim 15 wherein said number identification comprises a directory number and said deriving means comprises means for storing said directory number and means responsive to said call on said line for retrieving said directory number from said storing means.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 46 words

The invention of claim 16 wherein said customer order information comprises order data signified by said customer order signals and said directory number and said sending means sends said customer order data and said retrieved directory number directly from said processor means to said data link.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 79 words

The invention of claim 17 further comprising receiver means connected to said switching means via said call connection to said line in response to said call for receiving said customer order entry request and order signals and means for communicating said request and order signals to said sending means and wherein said sending means sends said order data and said retrieved directory number from said processor means to said data link over a path independent of said receiver means.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 79 words

The invention of claim 16 further comprising receiver means connected to said switching means via said call connection to said line in response to said call for receiving said customer order entry request and order signals and means for communicating said request and order signals to said sending means and wherein said sending means sends said order data and said retrieved directory number from said processor means to said data link over a path independent of said receiver means.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 85 words

The invention of claim 15 further comprising receiver means connected to said switching means via said call connection to said line in response to said call for receiving said customer order entry request and order signals and said customer order information comprises said directory number and order data signified by said customer order data and said sending means sends said customer order signals and said retrieved directory number directly from said processor means to said data link over a path independent of said receiver means.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 113 words

An order entry arrangement for use in a telephone switching system having a switching network and processor means for controlling said network, receiver means for receiving customer order entry and order signals, and data link, means for communicating customer order data entry signified by said order signals; the invention comprising: said processor means including means responsive to said request and order signals received by said receiver means for deriving a customer identification number, and said processor means including means responsive to said derived customer identification number for sending said derived number plus said customer order data to said data link means without establishing a connection through said network to said data link means.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 113 words

An order entry arrangement for use in a telephone switching system having a switching network and processor means for controlling said network, receiver means for receiving customer order entry and order signals, and data link, means for communicating customer order data entry signified by said order signals; the invention comprising: said processor means including means responsive to said request and order signals received by said receiver means for deriving a customer identification number, and said processor means including means responsive to said derived customer identification number for sending said derived number plus said customer order data to said data link means without establishing a connection through said network to said data link means.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 128 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a switching network for serving a plurality of customer lines and also having processor means for controlling establishment of connections through said network, an order entry arrangement for forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising receiver means for receiving customer signals including said customer order from said requesting line, and wherein said processor means is responsive to said customer order received by said receiver means for sending said customer order to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a completed call connection through said network interconnecting said requesting line and said vendor data link.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 128 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a switching network for serving a plurality of customer lines and also having processor means for controlling establishment of connections through said network, an order entry arrangement for forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising receiver means for receiving customer signals including said customer order from said requesting line, and wherein said processor means is responsive to said customer order received by said receiver means for sending said customer order to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a completed call connection through said network interconnecting said requesting line and said vendor data link.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 134 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a network for establishing connections, an order entry arrangement for sending to a data link an order indicating a desired selection and received from a requesting one of a plurality of lines, comprising: processor means of said switching system responsive to a call from said requesting line for controlling establishment of a completed call connection through said network for connecting said requesting line and another of said lines, and wherein said processor means includes means responsive to said order received from said requesting line via said network for sending said order from said processor means to said data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a completed call connection through said network interconnecting said requesting line and said data link.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 134 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a network for establishing connections, an order entry arrangement for sending to a data link an order indicating a desired selection and received from a requesting one of a plurality of lines, comprising: processor means of said switching system responsive to a call from said requesting line for controlling establishment of a completed call connection through said network for connecting said requesting line and another of said lines, and wherein said processor means includes means responsive to said order received from said requesting line via said network for sending said order from said processor means to said data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a completed call connection through said network interconnecting said requesting line and said data link.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 141 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a switching network serving a plurality of customer lines, an order entry arrangement for forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising: receiver means for receiving customer signals including said customer order from said requesting line via said network; processor means of said switching system for controlling said network to interconnect said requesting line and said receiver means; and wherein said processor means includes means responsive to said customer order received from said receiver means for sending said customer order from said processor means to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a completed call connection through said network interconnecting said requesting line and said vendor data link.

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 141 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a switching network serving a plurality of customer lines, an order entry arrangement for forwarding to a vendor data link a customer order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising: receiver means for receiving customer signals including said customer order from said requesting line via said network; processor means of said switching system for controlling said network to interconnect said requesting line and said receiver means; and wherein said processor means includes means responsive to said customer order received from said receiver means for sending said customer order from said processor means to said vendor data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a completed call connection through said network interconnecting said requesting line and said vendor data link.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 150 words

For use with a telephone switching system having a processor for controlling a switching network serving a plurality of lines and also having a customer signal receiver for serving said lines, a method of forwarding to a data link an order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising the steps of: collecting at said processor said order received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver in response to an order entry request received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver, deriving at said processor the identity of said requesting line, and sending said order and the identity of said requesting line from said processor to said data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a completed cell connection through said network interconnecting said requesting line and said vendor data link.

Claim 37

Dependent Claim 150 words

For use with a telephone switching system having a processor for controlling a switching network serving a plurality of lines and also having a customer signal receiver for serving said lines, a method of forwarding to a data link an order received from a requesting one of said lines, said order indicating a desired selection, comprising the steps of: collecting at said processor said order received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver in response to an order entry request received from said requesting line via said network and said receiver, deriving at said processor the identity of said requesting line, and sending said order and the identity of said requesting line from said processor to said data link for the provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a completed cell connection through said network interconnecting said requesting line and said vendor data link.

Claim 38

Dependent Claim 115 words

An order entry arrangement for use in a telephone switching system having a switching network and processor means for controlling said network, receiver means for receiving customer order entry request and order signals, and data link means for communicating customer order data signified by said order signal; the invention comprising: said processor means including means responsive to said request and order signals received by said receiver means for deriving a customer identification number, and said processor means including means responsive to said derived customer identification number for sending said derived number plus said customer order data to said data link means without establishing a completed call connection through said network to said data link means.

Claim 39

Dependent Claim 115 words

An order entry arrangement for use in a telephone switching system having a switching network and processor means for controlling said network, receiver means for receiving customer order entry request and order signals, and data link means for communicating customer order data signified by said order signal; the invention comprising: said processor means including means responsive to said request and order signals received by said receiver means for deriving a customer identification number, and said processor means including means responsive to said derived customer identification number for sending said derived number plus said customer order data to said data link means without establishing a completed call connection through said network to said data link means.

Claim 40

Dependent Claim 127 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a network for establishing connections and also having processor means for controlling establishment of completed call connections through said network for selectively interconnecting a plurality of customer lines, an order entry arrangement for sending to a data link an order indicating a desired selection and received from a requesting one of said lines, comprising: receiver means for receiving signals including said order from said requesting line, and wherein said processor means is responsive to said order received by said receiver means for sending information indicative of said desired selection to said data link for provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a completed call connection through said network interconnecting said requesting line and said data link.

Claim 41

Dependent Claim 127 words

For use in a telephone switching system having a network for establishing connections and also having processor means for controlling establishment of completed call connections through said network for selectively interconnecting a plurality of customer lines, an order entry arrangement for sending to a data link an order indicating a desired selection and received from a requesting one of said lines, comprising: receiver means for receiving signals including said order from said requesting line, and wherein said processor means is responsive to said order received by said receiver means for sending information indicative of said desired selection to said data link for provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a completed call connection through said network interconnecting said requesting line and said data link.

Claim 42

Dependent Claim 107 words

A telephone system comprising: switching means for establishing connections and processor means responsive to a call from a requesting one of a plurality of lines for controlling said switching means for establishing a completed call connection for interconnecting said requesting line and another one of said lines, wherein said processor means is responsive to an order for a desired selection from said requesting line, for sending information indicative of said desired selection from said processor means to a data link for provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a completed call connection through said switching means interconnecting said requesting line and said data link.

Claim 43

Dependent Claim 107 words

A telephone system comprising: switching means for establishing connections and processor means responsive to a call from a requesting one of a plurality of lines for controlling said switching means for establishing a completed call connection for interconnecting said requesting line and another one of said lines, wherein said processor means is responsive to an order for a desired selection from said requesting line, for sending information indicative of said desired selection from said processor means to a data link for provision of said desired selection in response thereto without establishing a completed call connection through said switching means interconnecting said requesting line and said data link.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1993-01-29	1993-07-31	1994-01-30	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1997-01-29	1997-07-31	1998-01-30	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2001-01-29	2001-07-31	2002-01-30	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Method of and an arrangement for forwarding a customer order

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