Claims
- 1. Feature telephone integration apparatus comprising
- a feature telephone set,
- an applications processor,
- a PBX,
- integration means for monitoring telephone communcations between said applications processor, said feature telephone set and said PBX in order to determine the nature or type of said telephone communications, and
- means for informing said applications processor of the nature or type of said telephone communications.
- 2. The apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said feature telephone set includes a display for visually displaying received characters and wherein said integration means includes means for monitoring said displayed characters.
- 3. The apparatus as in claim 2 wherein said feature telephone set includes a plurality of function keys and wherein said integration means includes means for electronically initiating actuation of any one of said function keys on said telephone set so as to cause said PBX to take a specified action.
- 4. Feature telephone integration apparatus comprising
- a telephone set having feature telephone functions,
- an applications processor,
- a switching means, and an
- integration means for monitoring telephone communications between said applications processor, said telephone set and said switching means in order to determine the nature or type of said telephone communications.
- 5. The apparatus as in claim 4 wherein said telephone set includes a display for visually displaying received characters and wherein said integration means includes means for monitoring said displayed characters.
- 6. The apparatus as in claim 5 wherein said telephone set includes a plurality of function keys and wherein said integration means include means for electronically simulating actuation of any one of said keys on said telephone set so as to cause said switching means to take a specified action.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 074,532, filed 7/16/87, now abandoned.
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