Apparatus and method for optimizing the use of long distance telephone
services
    72.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for optimizing the use of long distance telephone services 失效
    用于优化长途电话服务使用的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5881139A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-09

    申请号:US748841

    申请日:1996-11-14

    申请人: Gregory Romines

    发明人: Gregory Romines

    摘要: An apparatus for placing a toll telephone call using a lowest cost long distance carrier includes a telephone input for operatively connecting to a telephone or other dialing equipment at a user's location, and a line output for operatively connecting to a public telephone network. The apparatus further includes an arrangement for capturing preferably each number dialed through the user's telephone dialing equipment. Rate storage within the apparatus stores long distance rate information for a plurality of carriers and clock produces a time input representing the time of day and day of week. The apparatus further includes a rate comparison arrangement connected to the rate storage, clock, and input number capture mechanism for determining from the stored long distance rate information the identity of the long distance carrier having the lowest long distance rate for the telephone call represented by the captured telephone number. The device further includes a dialing mechanism for dialing the captured telephone number and specifying for the dialed number the long distance carrier to be used for the particular call. A cut-through mechanism connects the telephone to the telephone network once the device dials the toll number. The apparatus further includes a rate update arrangement which communicates with a database at a remote location over the public telephone network to which the device is connected. The update arrangement receives from the remote location current long distance rate information and causes the information to be stored in the long distance rate storage.

    摘要翻译: 使用最低成本长途运输工具进行长途电话呼叫的设备包括用于在用户位置可操作地连接到电话或其它拨号设备的电话输入以及用于可操作地连接到公共电话网络的线路输出。 该装置还包括用于优选地捕获通过用户的电话拨号设备拨打的每个号码的装置。 设备内的速率存储器存储多个载波的长距离速率信息,时钟产生代表一天中的时间和星期几的时间输入。 该装置还包括与速率存储器,时钟和输入号码捕获机构相连的速率比较装置,用于根据所存储的长距离速率信息确定用于由呼叫代表的电话呼叫具有最低长距离速率的长距离载波的身份 捕获的电话号码。 该设备还包括拨号机构,用于拨打所捕获的电话号码,并为拨打号码指定要用于特定呼叫的长途电话号码。 一旦设备拨打收费号码,直通机制将电话连接到电话网络。 该装置还包括速率更新装置,其通过与设备连接的公共电话网络在远程位置与数据库进行通信。 更新装置从远程位置接收当前长距离速率信息,并使信息存储在长距离速率存储器中。

    Universal telephone system and method
    73.
    发明授权
    Universal telephone system and method 失效
    通用电话系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US5878124A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-02

    申请号:US720827

    申请日:1996-10-03

    摘要: A universal telephone located in a foreign country provides a consistent home country telephone appearance and functions for a caller visiting the foreign country. This service includes providing consistent dialing sequences, consistent directory services, and other operations that would be consistent with originating the call from the caller's home country. The universal telephone includes a smart card reader that receives a smart card presented by the caller, bearing information of the caller's ID, the caller's home country, and other information. A database of national telephone features that are characteristic of the caller's home country can be included in the universal telephone or can be contained on the smart card. When the caller inserts his smart card into the universal telephone, the caller's home country information is read from the card. The universal telephone accesses the database to obtain the telephone appearance and functions of the home country. The text of messages in the language of the home country is displayed on a display screen of the universal phone. The image of the dialing key pad is also displayed on the display screen. The action to be performed in response to each key is provided to logic associated with a touch overlay device positioned on the surface of the display screen. When the caller presses the touch overlay device at a location over the image of a key, the corresponding action is performed by the logic. Actions include forming a string of dialing digits in the home country's format, for transmission to a universal server, which translates it into a network code that enables establishment of the call.

    摘要翻译: 位于外国的通用电话为来访者提供了一致的本国电话外观和功能。 该服务包括提供一致的拨号序列,一致的目录服务以及与来电者本国呼叫一致的其他操作。 通用电话包括智能卡读卡器,其接收由呼叫者呈现的智能卡,承载呼叫者ID的信息,呼叫者的本国和其他信息。 具有呼叫者本国特征的国家电话功能的数据库可以包含在通用电话中,或者可以包含在智能卡中。 当呼叫者将他的智能卡插入通用电话时,从该卡读取呼叫者的本国信息。 通用电话访问数据库以获得本国的电话外观和功能。 本国语言中的消息文本显示在通用电话的显示屏幕上。 拨号键盘的图像也显示在显示屏上。 将响应于每个键执行的动作提供给与位于显示屏表面上的触摸覆盖设备相关联的逻辑。 当呼叫者在键的图像上方的位置按压触摸覆盖设备时,逻辑执行相应的动作。 操作包括以本国格式形成一串拨号数字,以传输到通用服务器,将其转换为能够建立呼叫的网络代码。

    Intelligent telephone system
    75.
    发明授权
    Intelligent telephone system 失效
    智能电话系统

    公开(公告)号:US5832074A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-03

    申请号:US758506

    申请日:1996-12-02

    CPC分类号: H04M1/27 H04M1/247

    摘要: The present invention relates to an intelligent telephone system, operating methods related to the system are also disclosed. The intelligent telephone is capable of programming operating procedures as a shortcut for re-operating in the future. Furthermore, achieve the purpose of conveniently operating some complicated operating processes for a user, and being capable of automatically performing in a preset time limit. The intelligent telephone system includes storage means, a ROM (Read Only Memory), an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a telephone interface, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and a user inputting interface. The user interface is used for receiving audio information and commands for controlling operations to shortcuts. In software structure, the intelligent system includes a system control module, a shortcut functional module, and lots of software modules. The system control module gives control rights and relative messages to the shortcut functional module. The shortcut functional module then control actions of the software modules for the purpose of completely handling shortcut operations.

    摘要翻译: 智能电话系统技术领域本发明涉及一种智能电话系统,还涉及与系统相关的操作方法。 智能电话能够将操作程序编程为将来重新运行的捷径。 此外,实现了为用户方便地操作一些复杂的操作过程并且能够在预设的时间限制中自动执行的目的。 智能电话系统包括存储装置,ROM(只读存储器),LCD(液晶显示器),电话接口,CPU(中央处理单元)和用户输入接口。 用户界面用于接收音频信息和用于控制快捷方式操作的命令。 在软件结构中,智能系统包括系统控制模块,快捷功能模块和大量软件模块。 系统控制模块向快捷功能模块提供控制权和相关消息。 快捷功能模块然后控制软件模块的动作,以便完全处理快捷操作。

    Access code dialing apparatus and method
    79.
    发明授权
    Access code dialing apparatus and method 失效
    访问代码拨号设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5719931A

    公开(公告)日:1998-02-17

    申请号:US549612

    申请日:1995-10-27

    申请人: John Evan Johnson

    发明人: John Evan Johnson

    IPC分类号: H04M1/27 H04M3/38 H04M1/26

    CPC分类号: H04M1/27 H04M3/382

    摘要: An automatic access code dialer stores a user entered telephone number and compares the first three digits of the stored telephone number to a list of three digit numbers that specify telephone exchanges that may be contacted using an alternative shorthaul long distance service provider. If the stored digits match one of the numbers on the list, the user entered telephone number and an access code for a alternative service provider are passed to the telephone network. If the stored digits do not match one of the numbers on the list, the user entered telephone number is passed to the telephone network.

    摘要翻译: 自动访问代码拨号器存储用户输入的电话号码,并将存储的电话号码的前三位数字与指定可使用替代短途长途服务提供商联系的电话交换机的三位数字的列表进行比较。 如果存储的数字与列表中的一个号码相匹配,则用户输入电话号码,并将替代服务提供商的访问代码传递到电话网络。 如果存储的数字与列表中的一个数字不匹配,则用户输入的电话号码将被传递到电话网络。