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Telephone station remote access device and method
Assignee: Avaya Inc
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Filing: 1995-12-27
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Granted: 1997-11-04
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Expires: 2015-12-27
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a remote access telephone system that includes a telephone station which has two access numbers. The remote access telephone system responds to a first one of the two access numbers by providing remote access features and responds to a second one of the two access numbers by providing normal access features. The remote access telephone system also includes a remote access controller that prevents a remote caller from having access to the telephone station unless the remote caller dials a valid password. The remote access features includes remote dialing a number recalled from a directory memory based on a second party name spoken by the remote caller. A remote directory feature is provided when the remote caller speaks a remote directory command and a name. The remote access controller recalls a number corresponding to the name and outputs the number to the remote caller.
Inventors
- 👤 Nicholas P. Palumbo
- 👤 Randall J. Penning
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:05
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/247; H04M1/2471; H04M1/2472; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/2753; H04M1/2757; H04M1/66; H04M1/663; H04M1/665; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/4228; H04M3/54; H04M1/271; H04M3/38; H04M3/382
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A remote access telephone system for a telephone station, comprising two access numbers of a single line, the remote access telephone system responding to a call based upon one of the two access numbers, wherein if a first one of the two access numbers is dialed for the call, the telephone system provides to the call access to remote access features of the telephone station and if a second one of the two access numbers is dialed for the call, the telephone system provides to the call access to normal features available to any call.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A remote access telephone system for a telephone station, comprising two access numbers of a single line, the remote access telephone system responding to a call based upon one of the two access numbers, wherein if a first one of the two access numbers is dialed for the call, the telephone system provides to the call access to remote access features of the telephone station and if a second one of the two access numbers is dialed for the call, the telephone system provides to the call access to normal features available to any call.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The remote access telephone system of claim 1, wherein the telephone station comprises a remote access controller that provides the remote access features and a telephone station controller that provides the normal features.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
The system of claim 2, further comprising a security memory coupled to the remote access controller, wherein the remote access controller prevents access to the telephone station unless a valid password that is stored in the security memory is entered by the call, the valid password being entered by one of dialing the valid password and speaking the valid password.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
81 words
The system of claim 2, further comprising a directory memory coupled to the remote access controller, wherein if a second party name is spoken, the remote access controller recalls a second party number from the directory memory corresponding to the second party name and dials the second party number, wherein the remote access controller connects the call to a second party by one of using an additional bearer channel of the telephone station and invoking a conference feature of a switch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system of claim 2, further comprising a directory memory coupled to the remote access controller, wherein if a remote directory feature is requested and a name is spoken, the remote access controller recalls a number corresponding to the name and outputs the number to the call.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 5, wherein the remote access controller dials the number recalled from the directory memory.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 2, further comprising a user interface device coupled to the remote access controller, wherein the remote access controller mutes the user interface device while providing the remote access features.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 2, wherein the remote access controller and the telephone station controller are embodied by hardware units.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 2, wherein the remote access controller and the telephone station controller are programs executed by a processor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
111 words
The system of claim 1, further comprising a switch connected to the telephone station, the switch returning a dial tone to the call after the first one of the two access numbers is dialed, an extension number being dialed to access the telephone station in response to the dial tone, wherein if the first one of the two access numbers is dialed, then the switch extends to the telephone station a remote call connection for accessing remote access features, and if the second one of the two access numbers is dialed, then the switch extends to the telephone station a normal call connection for accessing normal features available to any call.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system of claim 10, wherein access to the telephone station is prevented by the switch unless a valid password is entered by the call, the valid password being entered by one of dialing the valid password and speaking the valid password.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
84 words
A remote access telephone system method for performing remote access telephone functions, the remote access telephone system including a telephone station which has two access numbers of a single line, the method comprising: providing to a call access to remote access features of the telephone station if a first one of two access numbers is dialed; and providing to a call access to normal features of the telephone station available to any call if a second one of the two access numbers is dialed.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
84 words
A remote access telephone system method for performing remote access telephone functions, the remote access telephone system including a telephone station which has two access numbers of a single line, the method comprising: providing to a call access to remote access features of the telephone station if a first one of two access numbers is dialed; and providing to a call access to normal features of the telephone station available to any call if a second one of the two access numbers is dialed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the providing remote access features step comprises preventing access to the telephone station with a remote access controller unless a valid password that is stored in a security memory is entered by the call, the valid password being entered by one of dialing the valid password and speaking the valid password.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
85 words
The method of claim 12, wherein providing remote access features comprises: recalling from a directory memory a second party number corresponding to a second party name if the second party name is spoken; and dialing the second party number, wherein the second party number is recalled and dialed by a remote access controller and the remote access controller connects the call to a second party by one of using an additional bearer channel of the telephone station and invoking a conferencing feature of a switch.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 12, wherein providing remote access features comprises: recalling a number from a directory memory corresponding to a name if a remote directory feature is requested and a name is spoken; and outputting the recalled number to the call, wherein the number is recalled and output by a remote access controller.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 15, further comprising dialing the number recalled from the directory memory.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
76 words
The method of claim 12, wherein providing remote access features comprises: returning a dial tone to the call if a first one of the two access numbers is dialed; and extending a remote call to the telephone station after an extension number of the telephone station is dialed in response to the dial tone, wherein the dial tone is returned to the call and the remote call is extended to the telephone station by a switch.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 17, wherein extending a remote call comprises the switch preventing access to the telephone station unless a valid password is entered, the valid password being entered by the call by one of dialing the valid password and speaking the valid password.
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