Patent ID: 6795429
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A system for associating notes to a network telephony call comprising:a data network to provide data connectivity for a plurality of data communications channels using data transport protocols; first and second data network telephones connected to the data network, each data network telephone operable to communicate a voice signal as voice-over-data packets on a voice-over-data channel, the voice over data channel being one of the plurality of data communications channels on the data network, the data network telephones operable to convert voice-over-data packets communicated on the voice-over-data channel to voice signals, each data network telephone operable to provide call information; and a first portable information device operable to record call information, the first portable information device registered to the first data network telephone and comprising a first user interface and a first data network telephone interface, the first user interface operable to accept PID data entered by a first user, the first data network telephone interface operable to communicate PID data to and from the first data network telephone; the first portable information device receiving call information from the first data network telephone; and a second portable information device operable to record call information, the second portable information device registered to the second data network telephone and comprising a second user interface and a second data network telephone interface, the second user interface operable to accept PID data entered by a second user, the second data network telephone interface operable to communicate PID data to and from the second data network telephone, the second portable information device receiving call information from the second data network telephone; wherein each data network telephone is operable to communicate PLD data as PID data packets on a PID data channel, the PID data channel being one of the plurality of data communications channels on the data network, the first data network telephone operable to communicate PID data to and from the first portable information device, the second data network telephone operable to communicate PID data to and from the second portable information device, the data network telephones operable to convert PID data packets communicated on the PID data channel to PID data.