Sarkis A Meguerdijian

US Patent:

51951304, Mar 16, 1993

Filed:

Oct 5, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/593921

Inventors:

Lawrence D. Weiss - New York NY
Joseph C. Kawan - Hollywood CA
Leslie Roth - Plainview NY
Jim R. Vollmer - Los Angeles CA
Morris L. Tucci - Van Nuys CA
Melvin M. Takata - Hermosa Beach CA
Alfred S. Samulon - Malibu CA
Dilip J. Parekh - Los Angeles CA
Sarkis A. Meguerdijian - Glendale CA
Harvey Marks - Canoga Park CA
Shan Lee - Hacienda Heights CA
Douglas W. Caruthers - Redondo CA
Leo Ahlin - Rexdale, CA
Leslie Moss - Los Angeles CA
Kenneth Krieger - Northport NY
Carol A. Medine - Los Angeles CA
Truc Nguyen - Cerritos CA
Marjorie Engber - New York NY
Edward Chin - Dix Hills NY
Lucilla K. Warren - Los Angeles CA
Joseph P. Randolph - Winchester MA
Robert Haddock - New York NY

Assignee:

Transaction Technology, Inc. - Santa Monica CA

International Classification:

H04M 1100

US Classification:

379 98

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a telephone configured as a programmable microcomputer (telephone-computer) which operates in most circumstances through a standard telephone 12-key keypad input. The telephone-computer includes telephone electronics and a microprocessor unit operated in conjunction with other computer elements, including memory devices, and a programmable gate array (PGA) chip and enhanced integrity features, and has the overall appearance of a telephone. The PGA has the capability of being reconfigured to accommodate various types of softwares which require different hardware configuration, but without actually reconfiguring the hardware. The telephone-computer delivers data processing capabilities and services through an ordinary telephone instrument via conventional telephone lines with a network host computer which communicates with a vast panoply of service bureaus. Specifically, operating software is downloaded to the telephone-computer by the network host computer to reconfigure the PGA to format the microcomputer necessary to conform to the software format used by the service bureaus.

US Patent:

49911996, Feb 5, 1991

Filed:

May 5, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/190440

Inventors:

Dilip J. Parekh - Los Angeles CA
Alfred S. Samulon - Malibu CA
Melvin M. Takata - Hermosa Beach CA
Morris L. Tucci - Van Nuys CA
Jim R. Vollmer - Encino CA
Lawrence D. Weiss - New York NY
Douglas W. Caruthers - Redondo Beach CA
Charles T. Inatomi - Los Angeles CA
Joseph C. Kawan - Hollywood CA
Shan Lee - Rowland Heights CA
Harvey Marks - Canoga Park CA
Sarkis A. Meguerdijian - Glendale CA

Assignee:

Transaction Technology, Inc. - Santa Monica CA

International Classification:

H04M 1100
G06F 1100

US Classification:

379 97

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a programmable microcomputer or microprocessor device with associated memory designed to be operated in most circumstances through a standard telephone 12-key keypad input as augmented by four programmable function keys. The microcomputer device of the present invention, which includes the primary microprocessor operated in conjunction with other computer elements, including memory, has the overall appearance of a telephone. The primary microprocessor of the invention consists of a central processing unit and associated memory and includes enhanced integrity features.