Dr. Warren Smith
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`27 Sandy Brook Dr.
`Durham, NH 03824
`1.603.674.2227
`Warren.Smith@Comcast.net
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`Japanese-English
`Technology
`Services
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`JETS
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`Serving the Global Technical and Legal Communities Since 1984
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`September 16, 2015
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`Certification of Translation
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`I, Dr. Warren Smith of JETS: Japanese-English Technology Services, 27 Sandy Brook
`Drive, Durham, NH 03824 hereby declare and certify:
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`I am well acquainted with and knowledgeable regarding both the Japanese and English
`languages;
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`I am the translator of the attached translation of: Japanese Patent Publication Number H2-
`278952, Application Number H1-99338.
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`To the best of my knowledge and belief, the attached English translation is a true, correct,
`accurate, complete, and unbiased translation.
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`I further declare and certify that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are
`true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true; and further
`that these statements were made with the knowledge that willful false statements and the like so
`made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
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`Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare and certify under penalty of perjury that the
`foregoing is true and correct.
`Date: September 16, 2015
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`Dr. Warren W. Smith
`JETS: Japanese-English Technology Services
`Durham, NH 03824
`Warren.Smith@comcast.net
`603-674-2227
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`AT&T, Exh. 1007, p. 1
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`Request for Certificate
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`Director General of the Patent Office
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`July 30, 2015
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`To:
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`1. Descriptor of Case
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`Japanese Patent Application H1-099338
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`2. Requestor
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`Address: Kenso Building, Fourth Floor
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`3-11-1 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
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`Postal Code: 105-0003
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`Name:
`Chuo Kogaku Shuppan K.K.
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`3. Name of Document to Be Certified
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`Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication (Japanese Unexamined Patent
`Application Publication H2-278952)
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`Please certify that there are no discrepancies regarding the item listed for the document name for
`certification.
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`This certifies that there are no discrepancies regarding the document name for certification.
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`August 7, 2015
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`Jin ITOH [OFFICIAL STAMP]
`Director General of the Patent Office
`Certification Serial Number 2015-600297
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`AT&T, Exh. 1007, p. 2
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`(11) Japanese Unexamined Patent
`Application Publication Number
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`H2-278952
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`(19) Japan Patent Desk (JP)
`(12) Japanese Unexamined Patent
`Application Publication (A)
`Identification codes
`JPO file numbers
`(43) Publication date: November 15, 1990
`7925-5 K
`7925-5 K
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`Q
`Z
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`Request for examination: Not yet requested Number of Claims: 1 (Total of 5 Pages)
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`SAITO, Hiroshi
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`Fujitsu Ltd
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`DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE AUTOMATED CALL COMPLETING SYSTEM
`(21) Japanese Patent Application
`H1-99338
`(22) Date of Application
`April 19, 1989
`SUZUKI, Rieko
`℅ Fujitsu Ltd
`1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City,
`Kanagawa Prefecture
`℅ Fujitsu Ltd
`1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City,
`Kanagawa Prefecture
`1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City,
`Kanagawa Prefecture
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`(51) Int. Cl.5
`H 04 M
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`3/42
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`(54) Title of the invention
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`(72) Inventor
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`(72) Inventor
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`(71) Applicant
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`(74) Agent
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`Patent attorney IGETA, Takuichi
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`SPECIFICATION
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`1. TITLE OF THE INVENTION
`Directory Assistance Automated Call Completing
`System
`2. SCOPE OF PATENT CLAIMS
`A directory assistance automated call completing
`system provided with a switching device (1)
`comprising:
`telephone number communicating means (100) for
`retrieving, and providing to a subscriber (4) a
`telephone number that has been requested by the
`subscriber (4);
`telephone number storing means (200) for storing
`the telephone number that has been communicated by
`the telephone number communicating means (100);
`and
`automated connecting means (300) for connecting
`the subscriber (4) to a call recipient line that is
`defined by the telephone number that is stored by the
`telephone number storing means (200) if a signal that
`is established for requesting a connection has been
`inputted by the subscriber (4).
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`3. DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION
`(ABSTRACT)
`to a directory
`invention relates
`The present
`assistance automated called completing system that
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`enables easy connection to a telephone number that
`has been communicated to a subscriber in a switching
`device that is provided with a directory assistance
`function; wherein:
`the object thereof is to enable a subscriber to whom
`a desired telephone number has been communicated
`by a directory assistance function of a switching
`device to connect, without expending great effort, to
`a call recipient line having said telephone number;
`configured such that a switching device comprises:
`telephone number
`communicating means
`for
`retrieving, and providing to a subscriber a telephone
`number that has been requested by the subscriber;
`telephone number storing means for storing the
`telephone number that has been communicated by the
`telephone number communicating means; and
`automated connecting means for connecting the
`subscriber to a call recipient line that is defined by
`the telephone number that is stored by the telephone
`number storing means if a signal that is established
`for requesting a connection has been inputted by the
`subscriber
`[AREA OF USE IN INDUSTRY]
`to a directory
`The present
`invention relates
`assistance automated called completing system that
`enables easy connection to a telephone number that
`has been communicated to a subscriber in a switching
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`AT&T, Exh. 1007, p. 3
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`Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication H2-278952 (2)
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`device that is provided with a directory assistance
`function.
`(PRIOR ART)
`FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating one example of a
`conventional switching device.
`In FIG. 3, the switching device 1 comprises a
`directory assistance desk 2 for providing a directory
`assistance function and an external storage device 3
`having a built-in database 31 for retrieving telephone
`numbers.
`When a subscriber 4 who belongs to a switching
`device 1 wishes to speak with another subscriber 5,
`the subscriber 4 dials a special telephone number that
`is established in advance for directory assistance to
`place a call to learn the telephone number N5 of the
`subscriber 5.
`In
`the switching device 1, when a central
`controlling device 14 detects call origination by the
`subscriber 4 through a subscriber line 11-4 that
`belongs to the subscriber 4, and analyzes the special
`number sent from the subscriber 4 to identify the
`special number
`for
`directory
`assistance,
`a
`communication path p1 is established within a call
`routing device 12 to connect the subscriber 4 to the
`directory assistance desk 2.
`In response to the incoming call, the recipient at
`the directory assistance desk 2 receives a request for
`directory assistance from the subscriber 4, and when
`the operator executes a retrieval initiation operation
`that has been established in advance, after being
`informed of the name, address, or the like, of the
`applicable subscriber 5, the central controlling device
`14 detects the retrieval initiation operation at the
`directory assistance desk 2, not only puts the
`communication path p1 that is established within the
`call routing device 12 on hold, but also establishes a
`communication path p2, to connect the directory
`assistance desk 2 to a signal transceiving device 13.
`When the operator executes, at the directory
`assistance desk 2, an operation
`for
`inputting
`information regarding the subscriber 5, such as, for
`example, a name, telephone number, or the like, the
`central controlling device 14, after receiving, through
`the communication path p2 within the call routing
`device and the signal transceiving device 13, the
`inputted information (name, address, and the like),
`accesses the external storage device 3 to retrieve,
`through the inputted information that has been
`received, the applicable telephone number from the
`database 31 in the external storage device 3, and
`communicates, to the directory assistance desk 2,
`through the signal transceiving device 13 and the
`communication path p2 within the call routing device
`12, the telephone number (or telephone numbers) that
`has been retrieved.
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`The operator, after detecting, from the telephone
`number that has been communicated, the telephone
`number N5 of the subscriber 5 desired by the
`subscriber 4, executes a search terminating operation
`that has been established in advance, and the central
`controlling device 14 detects the search terminating
`operation an the directory assistance desk 2, and
`releases
`the communication path p2
`that was
`established in the call routing device 12, and sets up
`the communication path p1 that had been placed on
`hold to connect the directory assistance desk and the
`subscriber 4.
`the
`When
`the subscriber 4, after receiving
`telephone number N5 of the subscriber 5 from the
`operator of the directory assistance desk 2, hangs up,
`the central controlling device 14 detects, through the
`subscriber line 11-4, that the subscriber 4 has hung
`up, and releases the communication path p1 that had
`been set up in the call routing device 12.
`Thereafter, when the subscriber 4 initiates a call in
`order to speak with the subscriber 5, the central
`controlling device 14, through a known method,
`selects the call recipient subscriber 5, and if the
`subscriber 5 is in a non-busy state, secures [the
`subscriber line 11-5], sends a call signal to the
`subscriber 5 from the subscriber line 11-5, and when
`the
`subscriber
`5
`responds,
`establishes
`a
`communication path p3 within the call routing device
`12.
`the desired
`commences
`subscriber 4
`The
`communication with the subscriber 5 through the
`above.
`[PROBLEM SOLVED BY THE PRESENT INVENTION]
`As is clear from the explanation above, in the
`conventional switching device the subscriber 4 who
`was informed of the desired telephone number N5 by
`the directory assistance desk 2 first hangs up to
`disconnect
`the connection with
`the directory
`assistance desk 2 and then again places a call by
`dialing the telephone number N5 that had been
`received, and only then is it possible to talk with the
`desired subscriber 5, and thus there has been a
`problem in that this required the subscriber 4 to
`expend a great amount of labor.
`The object of the present invention is to enable a
`subscriber to whom a desired telephone number has
`been communicated by a directory assistance
`function of a switching device to connect, without
`expending great effort, to a call recipient line having
`said telephone number.
` (MEANS FOR IN THE PROBLEM]
`FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principles of the
`present invention.
`In FIG. 1, 1 is a switching device that is the subject
`of the present invention, and 4 is a subscriber that
`belongs to the switching device 1.
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`AT&T, Exh. 1007, p. 4
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`Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication H2-278952 (3)
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`100 is telephone number communicating means
`provided in the switching device 1 according to the
`present invention.
`200 is telephone number storing means provided in
`the switching device 1 according to the present
`invention.
`300 is automated connecting means provided in the
`switching device 1 according
`to
`the present
`invention.
`(OPERATION)
`The
`telephone number communicating means
`retrieve, and communicate to the subscriber 4, a
`telephone number requested by the subscriber 4.
`The telephone number storing means 200 store the
`telephone number communicated by the telephone
`number communicating means 100. The automated
`connecting means 300, when a signal established for
`a connection request has been inputted by the
`subscriber 4, connects the subscriber 4 to the call
`recipient line that is defined by the telephone number
`stored in the telephone number storing means 200.
`Consequently, the subscriber who has received the
`communication of the telephone number from the
`telephone number communicating means need only
`input a signal has been established for a connection
`request to be connected automatically to the call
`recipient line that is determined by the telephone
`number that has been communicated, eliminating the
`need to expend the great effort of having to first hang
`up, after receiving notification of the telephone
`number, and then calling again and dialing the
`telephone number that has been communicated, thus
`substantially
`improving
`the convenience of
`the
`switching device.
`(EMBODIMENT)
`An embodiment according to the present invention
`will be explained below using the figures. FIG. 2 is a
`diagram illustrating a switching device according to
`one embodiment according to the present invention.
`Note that codes that are identical throughout all the
`figures indicate identical objects.
`In FIG. 2, a directory assistance desk 2, an external
`storage device 3, and a signal transceiving device 13,
`along with an automated voice synthesizing device
`16
`are provided
`as
`the
`telephone number
`communicating means 100
`in FIG. 1, a call
`controlling memory 151 that is provided within a
`main memory device 15 is used as the telephone
`number storing means 200 in FIG. 1, and an
`automated connecting portion 141 is provided in a
`central controlling device 14 as the automated
`connecting means 300 in FIG. 1.
`In FIG. 2, the subscriber 4 belonging to the
`switching device 1, when wishing to speak with
`another subscriber 5, dials a special number that is
`established in advance for directory assistance to
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`place a call to learn the telephone number N5 of the
`subscriber 5, at which time the central controlling
`device, through the same process described above,
`connects the subscriber 4 to the directory assistance
`desk 2.
`The operator at the directory assistance desk 2
`answers the call that is received, receives a request,
`from the subscriber 4, for directory assistance, and
`after being given the name, address, or the like of the
`applicable subscriber 5, executes a retrieval initiating
`procedure that is established in advance, and, through
`the same process as described above, the central
`controlling device 14 connects
`the directory
`assistance desk 2 to the signal transceiving device 13.
`When the operator executes, at the directory
`assistance desk 2, a procedure
`for
`inputting
`information regarding the subscriber 5, such as the
`name, address, or the like, the central controlling
`device 14, through the same process as described
`above, retrieves the applicable telephone number
`from a database 31 within the external storage device
`3.
`If the result of the retrieval is that only a single
`applicable telephone number N5 was detected, then
`the central controlling device 14 not only disconnects
`the communication path p1 that was on hold within
`the call routing device 12, and disconnects the
`communication path p2 that was established, but also,
`after establishing communication paths p4 and p5,
`transmits the detected telephone number N5 to the
`automated voice synthesizing device 16, and not only
`actuates the automated voice synthesizing device 16,
`but also stores the telephone number N5, which has
`been communicated
`to
`the automated voice
`synthesizing device 16,
`in
`the call controlling
`memory 151 that is provided in the main memory
`device 15 corresponding to the call placed by the
`subscriber 4.
`The automated voice synthesizing device 16
`produces a voice message that communicates the
`telephone number N5, and also a voice message
`prompting the operation of the number sign # button
`as an operation for a connection request, if the
`subscriber wishes to connect to the call destination
`line that is identified by the telephone number N5 (the
`subscriber 5 in FIG. 2), or to hang up without
`performing the connection request operation if the
`user does not wish to make the connection, and
`returns
`these
`to
`the subscriber 4
`through
`the
`communication path p4 within the call routing device
`12 and the subscriber line 11-4.
`Note that if a plurality of applicable telephone
`numbers are found, then the central controlling
`device 14 communicates, to the directory assistance
`desk 2, the plurality of telephone numbers that have
`been found, using the same process as in FIG. 3.
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`Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication H2-278952 (4)
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`The operator detects, from the telephone numbers
`that have been communicated, the telephone number
`N5 for the subscriber 5 desired by the subscriber 4,
`and executes an inputting operation for the telephone
`number N5 that has been detected, at which time the
`central controlling device 14, after having received
`the
`through
`the
`inputted telephone number N5
`communication path p2 within the call routing device
`12 and the signal transceiving device 13, sends to the
`automated voice
`synthesizing device 16,
`the
`telephone number N5
`that has been received,
`following the same process described above, and not
`only actuates
`the automated voice synthesizing
`device 16, but also stores, in the call controlling
`memory 151 that is provided within the main
`memory device 15, the telephone number N5 that was
`transmitted to the automated voice synthesizing
`device 16.
`The automated voice synthesizing device 16 that
`has been actuated, as has been described above,
`generates a voice message communicating
`the
`applicable telephone number N5 and a voice message
`asking whether or not to press the number sign button
`# as a connection request operation, and returns them
`to the subscriber 4 through the communication path
`p4 within the call routing device 12 and the
`subscriber line 11-4.
`When the subscriber 4, having heard the voice
`message, presses the number sign button # in order to
`request connection to the subscriber 5, the touch tone
`dial signal corresponding to the number sign button #
`is transmitted as a connection request signal from the
`subscriber 4 through the subscriber line 11-4 and the
`communication path p5 that has been established in
`the call routing device 12, to a signal receiving
`device 17.
`The central controlling device 14 receives the
`touch tone dial signal, corresponding to the number
`sign button #, as a connection request signal through
`the signal receiving device 17, at which time the
`actuation of the automated voice synthesizing device
`16 is stopped and the communication paths p4 and p5
`that have been established within the call routing
`device 12 are disconnected, after which
`the
`automated connecting portion 141 is actuated.
`The actuated automated connecting portion 141
`references the call controlling memory 151 within the
`main memory device 15, and uses
`the stored
`telephone number N5 to perform a known call
`connecting procedure with that as the recipient
`telephone number, and when answered by
`the
`subscriber 5, a communication path p3 is established
`in the call routing device 12.
`The subscriber 4 starts the desired communication
`with the subscriber 5 through the above.
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`Note that if the subscriber 4 who has heard the
`voice message from the automated voice synthesizing
`device 16 does not wish to connect to the subscriber
`5, then when the telephone is hung up without the
`number sign button # having been pressed, the central
`controlling device 14 detects, through the subscriber
`line 11-4, that the subscriber 4 has hung up, and stops
`the automated voice synthesizing device 16 and also
`disconnects the communication paths p4 and p5 that
`have been established in the call routing device 12.
`As is clear from the explanation above, in the
`present embodiment after being informed of the
`telephone number N5 of the subscriber 5 through a
`voice message from the automated voice synthesizing
`device 16, the subscriber 4 can be connected
`automatically to the subscriber 5 by merely inputting
`a specific connection request signal by pressing the
`number sign button # button, thus eliminating the
`need to pick up again after first hanging up and then
`dialing the telephone number N5 of the subscriber 5.
`Note that FIG. 2 is no more than one embodiment
`of the present invention, and, for example, the
`retrieval of the telephone number is not limited to
`referencing a database 31, but rather a telephone
`book may be searched manually by an operator at the
`directory assistance desk 2 and the detected telephone
`number N5 may be inputted at the directory assistance
`desk 2, etc., and other modifications may be
`considered as well, but in all cases the effects of the
`present invention are no different. Moreover, the
`directory assistance is not limited to being handled by
`an operator at the directory assistance desk 2, but
`instead, the voice of the subscriber 4 may be
`recognized by a voice recognizing device, or the like,
`or other modifications may be considered, but these
`do not change the effects of the invention. Moreover,
`there is no limitation to communicating, to the
`subscriber 4, using a voice message for the telephone
`number N5 that has been retrieved, but rather numeric
`codes may be sent to a terminal device that has a
`display function, to be displayed, but there is no
`change in the effect of the present invention.
`Moreover, there is no limitation to the connection
`request operation from the subscriber 4 to being an
`operation of
`the numeric buttons, but rather,
`conversely, other forms may also be considered, such
`as viewing a timeout with no response operation as a
`connection request operation, with no change in the
`effect of the present invention. Moreover, there is, of
`course, no limitation on the subscriber line that is
`being called being for a subscriber 5 that belongs to
`the same switching device 1 as the subscriber 4.
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`(EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION)
`the
`The
`invention set
`forth above enables
`subscriber who has received the communication of
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`Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication H2-278952 (5)
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`2: Directory Assistance Desk
`3: External Storage Device
`4 and 5: Subscribers
`11-4 and 11-5: Subscriber Lines
`12: Call Routing Device
`13: Signal Transceiving Device
`14: Central Controlling Device
`15: Main Memory Device
`16: Automated Voice Synthesizing Device
`17: Signal Receiving Device
`31: Database
`100: Telephone Number Communicating Means
`141: Automated Connecting Portion
`151: Call Controlling Memory
`200: Telephone Number Storing Means
`300: Automated Connecting Means
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`Agent: Patent Attorney IGETA, Takuichi
`[OFFICIAL STAMP]
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`FIG. 2: Switching Device According to the Present
`Invention
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`2: Directory Assistance Desk
`3: External Storage Device
`31: Database
`11-4: Subscriber Line
`11-5: Subscriber Line
`12: Call Routing Device
`14: Central Controlling Device
`141: Automated Connecting Portion
`15: Main Memory Device
`151: Call Controlling Memory
`13: Signal Transceiving Device
`17: Signal Receiving Device
`16: Automated Voice Synthesizing Means
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`the telephone number from the telephone number
`communicating means need only input a signal has
`been established for a connection request to be
`connected automatically to the call recipient line that
`is determined by the telephone number that has been
`communicated, eliminating the need to expend the
`great effort of having to first hang up, after receiving
`notification of the telephone number, and then calling
`again and dialing the telephone number that has been
`communicated,
`thus substantially
`improving
`the
`convenience of the switching device.
`4. BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS
`FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the concept in the
`present invention; FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a
`switching device according
`to an embodiment
`according to the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a
`diagram illustrating one example of a conventional
`switching device.
`In the figures:
`1: Switching Device
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`
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`FIG. 1: Principle of the Present Invention
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`
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`1: Switching Device
`100: Telephone Number Communicating Means
`200: Telephone Number Storing Means
`300: Automated Connecting Means
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`AT&T, Exh. 1007, p. 7
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`2000-331014 (P2000-331014A)
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`2: Directory Assistance Desk
`11-4: Subscriber Line
`11-5: Subscriber Line
`12: Call Routing Device
`14: Central Controlling Device
`15: Main Memory Device
`13: Signal Transceiving Device
`17: Signal Receiving Device
`16: Automated Voice Synthesizing Means
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`FIG. 3: Conventional Switching Device
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`(6)
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`AT&T, Exh. 1007, p. 8