公开(公告)号：US5652789A

公开(公告)日：1997-07-29

申请号：US316635

申请日：1994-09-30

申请人： Richard A. Miner ,  William J. Warner ,  Anthony M. Lovell ,  Eric R. Shienbrood ,  Keith Gabryelski ,  Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold ,  Nicholas C. d'Arbeloff ,  Kee Hinckley

发明人： Richard A. Miner ,  William J. Warner ,  Anthony M. Lovell ,  Eric R. Shienbrood ,  Keith Gabryelski ,  Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold ,  Nicholas C. d'Arbeloff ,  Kee Hinckley

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/428 ,  H04M3/432 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/51 ,  H04M3/527 ,  H04M3/533 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04Q3/545

CPC分类号： H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/432 ,  H04M3/527 ,  H04M3/533 ,  H04M2201/40 ,  H04M2203/2011 ,  H04M3/42204 ,  H04M3/42229 ,  H04M3/42323 ,  H04M3/428 ,  H04M3/5108 ,  H04M3/53308 ,  H04M3/53383 ,  H04M3/56

摘要： A method implemented by a computer-based electronic assistant to receive and manage incoming calls to a subscriber including the steps of receiving an incoming call to the subscriber from a caller; establishing a first connection between the electronic assistant and the caller; establishing a second connection between the electronic assistant and the subscriber; over the second connection, electronically notifying the subscriber of the incoming call; in response to receiving a call accept command from the subscriber over the second connection, linking the caller and the subscriber so that they may communicate with each other; upon linking the subscriber to the caller, switching the electronic assistant to a background mode in which said electronic assistant continues to monitor the subscriber over the second connection while the subscriber is linked with the caller; and in response to receiving a summoning command, switching the electronic assistant into a foreground mode, wherein the electronic assistant when in its background mode responds to a first set of commands including at least the summoning command and when in its foreground mode responds to a second set of commands where the second set of commands is larger than the first set of commands.

摘要翻译： 一种由基于计算机的电子助理实现的方法，用于接收和管理来自用户的传入呼叫，包括从主叫方接收来自用户的呼入的步骤; 建立电子助理和呼叫者之间的第一连接; 建立电子助理和用户之间的第二连接; 通过第二连接，电子通知用户来话呼叫; 响应于通过第二连接从订户接收到呼叫接受命令，链接呼叫者和订户使得它们可以彼此通信; 在将用户链接到呼叫者时，将电子助理切换到后台模式，其中所述电子助理继续通过第二连接监视用户，同时用户与呼叫者链接; 并且响应于接收到召唤命令，将所述电子助理切换到前台模式，其中所述电子助理在其后台模式中响应包括至少所述召唤命令的第一组命令，并且当其处于其前台模式时响应于第二组 一组命令，其中第二组命令大于第一组命令。

公开(公告)号：US06804332B1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-12

申请号：US09542963

申请日：2000-04-04

申请人： Richard A. Miner ,  William J. Warner ,  Anthony M. Lovell ,  Eric R. Shienbrood ,  Keith Gabryelski ,  Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold ,  Nicholas C. d'Arbeloff ,  Kee Hinckley

发明人： Richard A. Miner ,  William J. Warner ,  Anthony M. Lovell ,  Eric R. Shienbrood ,  Keith Gabryelski ,  Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold ,  Nicholas C. d'Arbeloff ,  Kee Hinckley

IPC分类号： H04M342

CPC分类号： H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/42204 ,  H04M3/42229 ,  H04M3/42323 ,  H04M3/428 ,  H04M3/432 ,  H04M3/5108 ,  H04M3/527 ,  H04M3/533 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04M2201/40

摘要： A computer-implemented method of processing communications through a multimedia interface that includes a plurality of interface devices and a plurality of input/output devices. Each of the plurality of interface device is capable of connecting to a different communications network, and each of the plurality of input/output devices is capable of processing different media types.

摘要翻译： 一种通过包括多个接口设备和多个输入/输出设备的多媒体接口处理通信的计算机实现的方法。 多个接口设备中的每一个能够连接到不同的通信网络，并且多个输入/输出设备中的每一个能够处理不同的媒体类型。

公开(公告)号：US6047053A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-04

申请号：US861792

申请日：1997-05-22

申请人： Richard A. Miner ,  William J. Warner ,  Anthony M. Lovell ,  Eric R. Shienbrood ,  Keith Gabryelski ,  Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold ,  Nicholas C. d'Arbeloff ,  Kee Hinckley

发明人： Richard A. Miner ,  William J. Warner ,  Anthony M. Lovell ,  Eric R. Shienbrood ,  Keith Gabryelski ,  Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold ,  Nicholas C. d'Arbeloff ,  Kee Hinckley

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/428 ,  H04M3/432 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/51 ,  H04M3/527 ,  H04M3/533 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04Q3/545

CPC分类号： H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/432 ,  H04M3/527 ,  H04M3/533 ,  H04M2201/40 ,  H04M2203/2011 ,  H04M3/42204 ,  H04M3/42229 ,  H04M3/42323 ,  H04M3/428 ,  H04M3/5108 ,  H04M3/53308 ,  H04M3/53383 ,  H04M3/56

摘要： A method implemented by a computer-based electronic assistant to receive and manage incoming calls to a subscriber including the steps of receiving an incoming call to the subscriber from a caller; establishing a first connection between the electronic assistant and the caller; establishing a second connection between the electronic assistant and the subscriber; over the second connection, electronically notifying the subscriber of the incoming call; in response to receiving a call accept command from the subscriber over the second connection, linking the caller and the subscriber so that they may communicate with each other; upon linking the subscriber to the caller, switching the electronic assistant to a background mode in which said electronic assistant continues to monitor the subscriber over the second connection while the subscriber is linked with the caller; and in response to receiving a summoning command, switching the electronic assistant into a foreground mode, wherein the electronic assistant when in its background mode responds to a first set of commands including at least the summoning command and when in its foreground mode responds to a second set of commands where the second set of commands is larger than the first set of commands.

摘要翻译： 一种由基于计算机的电子助理实现的方法，用于接收和管理来自用户的传入呼叫，包括从主叫方接收来自用户的呼入的步骤; 建立电子助理和呼叫者之间的第一连接; 建立电子助理和用户之间的第二连接; 通过第二连接，电子通知用户来话呼叫; 响应于通过第二连接从订户接收到呼叫接受命令，链接呼叫者和订户使得它们可以彼此通信; 在将用户链接到呼叫者时，将电子助理切换到后台模式，其中所述电子助理继续通过第二连接监视用户，同时用户与呼叫者链接; 并且响应于接收到召唤命令，将所述电子助理切换到前台模式，其中所述电子助理在其后台模式中响应包括至少所述召唤命令的第一组命令，并且当其处于其前台模式时响应于第二组 一组命令，其中第二组命令大于第一组命令。