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Scheduling and processing system for telephone video communication
Assignee: Telebuyer LLC
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Filing: 1993-11-17
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Granted: 1996-02-27
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Expires: 2013-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A scheduling and processing system is disclosed for telephone and video communication with a plurality of remote locations from a central station. The system utilizes a dial-up telephone facility and telephonic television terminal units at the remote locations and memory structure for storing call schedule data on the telephonic television terminal units. In accordance with one embodiment, the system also includes telephone interface structure for interfacing the dial-up telephone facility to accomplish communication and at least one central video terminal including a speakerphone unit and a display device for providing television displays. Computer control structure receives calls through the dial-up telephone facility and the telephone interface structure stores the call schedule data in the memory structure for retrieval in a sequential order and for driving the telephone interface structure to provide connections from the central video terminal to the telephonic television terminal units in accordance with the sequential order for video communication.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald A. Katz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 16:47
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/487; H04M3/493; H04M3/50; H04M3/51; H04M3/5158; H04M3/56; H04M3/563; H04M3/565; H04M3/567; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/141; H04N7/147; H04N7/15; H04N7/152; H04M3/432; H04M3/5125
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A system for communicating with a plurality of remote locations from a central station utilizing a dial-up telephone facility and telephonic television terminal units at said remote locations, said system comprising: memory structure for storing call schedule data on said telephonic television terminal units wherein each of said telephonic television terminal units operates in a specific one of multiple video formats; telephone interface structure for interfacing said dial-up telephone facility to accomplish communication; at least one central video terminal including a speakerphone unit and a display device for providing television displays in any specific one of said multiple video formats; and computer control structure for receiving calls through said dial-up telephone facility and said telephone interface structure to store said call schedule data in said memory structure for retrieval in a sequential order and for driving said telephone interface structure to provide connections from said central video terminal to said telephonic television terminal units in accordance with said sequential order for video communication.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
163 words
A system for communicating with a plurality of remote locations from a central station utilizing a dial-up telephone facility and telephonic television terminal units at said remote locations, said system comprising: memory structure for storing call schedule data on said telephonic television terminal units wherein each of said telephonic television terminal units operates in a specific one of multiple video formats; telephone interface structure for interfacing said dial-up telephone facility to accomplish communication; at least one central video terminal including a speakerphone unit and a display device for providing television displays in any specific one of said multiple video formats; and computer control structure for receiving calls through said dial-up telephone facility and said telephone interface structure to store said call schedule data in said memory structure for retrieval in a sequential order and for driving said telephone interface structure to provide connections from said central video terminal to said telephonic television terminal units in accordance with said sequential order for video communication.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said telephone interface structure includes an autodialer unit for calling said telephonic television terminal units.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said telephone interface structure includes an audio response unit for prompting the provision of said call schedule data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said telephone interface structure includes a test apparatus for authenticating the entry of said call schedule data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said central station video terminal includes a plurality of video format circuits for communicating with said telephonic television terminal units.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system according to claim 5 wherein said computer control structure addresses said memory structure to select and actuate one of said video format circuits on connection to a telephone television terminal unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system according to claim 5 wherein said central video terminal unit includes a switch for actuating said video format circuits.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said central video terminal unit includes a recorder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
A system according to claim 8 wherein said recorder comprises a printer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A system according to claim 1 including a plurality of central video terminals and said computer control structure provides connections to said telephonic television terminal units selectively to said central video terminals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said telephonic interface structure further includes "D" channel type signal processing apparatus to address said memory structure.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said memory structure stores identification data for said telephonic television terminal units.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said memory structure stores billing data for said telephonic television terminal units.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
160 words
A system for communicating with a plurality of remote locations from a central station utilizing a dial-up telephone facility and telephonic television terminal units at said remote locations, said system comprising: memory structure for storing call schedule data on said telephonic television terminal units wherein each of said telephonic television terminal units operates in a specific one of multiple video formats; telephone interface structure for interfacing said dial-up telephone facility to accomplish communication; a plurality of central video terminals, each including a speakerphone unit and a display device for providing a television display in any specific one of said multiple video formats; and computer control structure for receiving calls through said dial-up telephone facility and said telephone interface structure to store said call schedule data in said memory structure and for retrieving said call schedule data for driving said telephone interface structure to provide connections from selective of said central video terminals to selective of said telephonic television terminal units.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
160 words
A system for communicating with a plurality of remote locations from a central station utilizing a dial-up telephone facility and telephonic television terminal units at said remote locations, said system comprising: memory structure for storing call schedule data on said telephonic television terminal units wherein each of said telephonic television terminal units operates in a specific one of multiple video formats; telephone interface structure for interfacing said dial-up telephone facility to accomplish communication; a plurality of central video terminals, each including a speakerphone unit and a display device for providing a television display in any specific one of said multiple video formats; and computer control structure for receiving calls through said dial-up telephone facility and said telephone interface structure to store said call schedule data in said memory structure and for retrieving said call schedule data for driving said telephone interface structure to provide connections from selective of said central video terminals to selective of said telephonic television terminal units.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 14 wherein said telephone interface structure includes an autodialer unit for calling said telephonic television terminal units.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system according to claim 14 wherein said telephone interface structure includes an audio response unit for prompting the provision of said call schedule data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 14 wherein said telephone interface structure includes a test apparatus for authenticating the entry of said call schedule data.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
170 words
A system for communicating with a plurality of remote locations from a central station utilizing a dial-up telephone facility and telephonic television terminal units and wherein said telephonic television terminal units are located at said remote locations, said system comprising: memory structure for storing call schedule data on said telephonic television terminal units wherein each of said telephonic television terminal units operates in a specific one of a plurality of video formats; telephone interface structure for interfacing said dial-up telephone facility to accomplish communication; at least one central video terminal including a speakerphone unit and a display device for providing television displays and selectively operable in said plurality of video formats; and computer control structure for receiving calls through said dial-up telephone facility and said telephone interface structure to store said call data schedule in said memory structure for retrieval to drive said telephone interface structure to provide connections from said central video terminal to said telephonic television terminal in a select video format from said plurality of video formats.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
170 words
A system for communicating with a plurality of remote locations from a central station utilizing a dial-up telephone facility and telephonic television terminal units and wherein said telephonic television terminal units are located at said remote locations, said system comprising: memory structure for storing call schedule data on said telephonic television terminal units wherein each of said telephonic television terminal units operates in a specific one of a plurality of video formats; telephone interface structure for interfacing said dial-up telephone facility to accomplish communication; at least one central video terminal including a speakerphone unit and a display device for providing television displays and selectively operable in said plurality of video formats; and computer control structure for receiving calls through said dial-up telephone facility and said telephone interface structure to store said call data schedule in said memory structure for retrieval to drive said telephone interface structure to provide connections from said central video terminal to said telephonic television terminal in a select video format from said plurality of video formats.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 18 wherein said telephone interface structure includes an autodialer unit for calling said telephonic television terminal units.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system according to claim 18 wherein said telephone interface structure includes an audio response unit for prompting the provision of said call schedule data.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 18 wherein said telephone interface structure includes a test apparatus for authenticating the entry of said call schedule data.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
32 words
A system according to claim 18 including a plurality of central video terminals and said computer control structure provides connections to said telephonic television terminal units selectively to said central video terminals.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 18 wherein said telephone interface structure includes means for providing "D" channel type signals for addressing said memory structure.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
114 words
A process for communicating with a plurality of remote locations from a central station utilizing a dial-up telephone facility and telephonic television terminal units at said remote locations, said process including the steps of: using telephonic interface techniques to receive and store schedule data from remote locations regarding call appointments for specific telephonic television terminal units, each of said telephonic television terminal units operating in a specific one of multiple video formats; in time sequence, calling telephonic television terminal units for video communication in accordance with said stored schedule data and a predetermined video format; and interfacing the called telephonic television units for video communication in the predetermined video format in the time sequence.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
114 words
A process for communicating with a plurality of remote locations from a central station utilizing a dial-up telephone facility and telephonic television terminal units at said remote locations, said process including the steps of: using telephonic interface techniques to receive and store schedule data from remote locations regarding call appointments for specific telephonic television terminal units, each of said telephonic television terminal units operating in a specific one of multiple video formats; in time sequence, calling telephonic television terminal units for video communication in accordance with said stored schedule data and a predetermined video format; and interfacing the called telephonic television units for video communication in the predetermined video format in the time sequence.
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