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System and method for configuring a telephone
Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1992-07-31
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Granted: 1995-03-28
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Expires: 2012-07-31
Abstract
Abstract A method and system are provided for configuring a telephone (10). A connection (20) is formed between the telephone (10) and a telephone environment (60). A list of services offerable through the telephone environment is generated (100). A list of candidate procedures for establishing each listed service through the telephone environment is generated (102). At least one of the listed procedures is executed (104) for each listed service to determine whether the listed service is supported by the connection (20).
Inventors
- 👤 Michael L. McMahan
- 👤 Michele B. Gammel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 12:08
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/247; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/27467; H04M1/27475; H04M1/276; H04M1/2765; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/42136; H04M3/42178; H04M1/2471; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A method of configuring a programmable telephone, comprising the steps of: forming a connection between the programmable telephone and a telephone environment; generating a list of a plurality of services offerable through said telephone environment; generating a list of a plurality of candidate procedures for establishing each of said plurality of services through said telephone environment; executing at least one of said plurality of candidate procedures for establishing each of said plurality of services to determine whether each of said plurality of services is supported by said connection to generate a supported service; and displaying a representation of said supported service on a screen of said programmable telephone.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
108 words
A method of configuring a programmable telephone, comprising the steps of: forming a connection between the programmable telephone and a telephone environment; generating a list of a plurality of services offerable through said telephone environment; generating a list of a plurality of candidate procedures for establishing each of said plurality of services through said telephone environment; executing at least one of said plurality of candidate procedures for establishing each of said plurality of services to determine whether each of said plurality of services is supported by said connection to generate a supported service; and displaying a representation of said supported service on a screen of said programmable telephone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of forming comprises the step of forming said connection between the programmable telephone and said telephone environment comprising a switch and a network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of forming comprises the step of forming said connection between the programmable telephone and said telephone environment of a commercial telephone service company system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of forming comprises the step of forming said connection between the programmable telephone and said telephone environment of a private branch exchange system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of executing comprises the step of monitoring a response of said telephone environment in response to executing at least one of said plurality of candidate procedures to determine whether at least one of said plurality of services is supported by said connection.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of executing comprises the step of testing a functionality of at least one of said plurality of services to determine whether said one of said plurality of services is supported by said connection.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of selecting said supported service by touching said representation of said supported service on said screen of the programmable telephone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of repeating said step of executing in response to repeating said step of forming said connection.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of notifying said programmable telephone in response to a change in said telephone environment.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises the step of repeating said step of executing in response to said change.
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