David Dean Gibbs

US Patent:

47486562, May 31, 1988

Filed:

Mar 21, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/842685

Inventors:

David C. Gibbs - Broomfield CO
Norman W. Petty - Boulder CO

Assignee:

American Telephone and Telegraph Company - Holmdel NJ
AT&T Information Systems Inc. - Holmdel NJ

International Classification:

H04M 1100

US Classification:

379 93

Abstract:

This invention is an interface arrangement which interconnects a business communication system with a telephone station set. This interface is implemented in a personal computer which serves to control the operation of the associated telephone station set and also provide business communication services. All signaling from the business communication system is received by the personal computer, interpreted, and appropriate control signals are then forwarded under control of the software resident on the personal computer to activate the digital telephone station set. The signals from the digital telephone station set are intercepted by the personal computer, interpreted, modified and appropriate control messages and signaling are then forwarded by the personal computer to the business communication system. This arrangement enables a user to create software on the personal computer to control the operation of the telephone station set associated with the personal computer. The user can implement new features and services independent of the operation of the business communication system.

US Patent:

RE350508, Oct 3, 1995

Filed:

Sep 7, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/117852

Inventors:

David C. Gibbs - Broomfield CO
Norman W. Petty - Boulder CO

Assignee:

AT&T Corp. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04M 1100

US Classification:

379 93

Abstract:

This invention is an interface arrangement which interconnects a business communication system with a telephone station set. This interface is implemented in a personal computer which serves to control the operation of the associated telephone station set and also provide business communication services. All signaling from the business communication system is received by the personal computer, interpreted, and appropriate control signals are then forwarded under control of the software resident on the personal computer to activate the digital telephone station set. The signals from the digital telephone station set are intercepted by the personal computer, interpreted, modified and appropriate control messages and signaling are then forwarded by the personal computer to the business communication system. This arrangement enables a user to create software the personal computer to control the operation of the telephone station set associated with the personal computer. The user can implement new features and services independent of the operation of the business communication system.