Patent ID: 8687781
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A phone appliance for facilitating sending voice-over-data and/or data communications, including making at least one phone call to at least one party via voice-over-the-Internet protocol (VoIP) data communications via at least one data network, said phone appliance comprising: means for interfacing said phone appliance with the at least one data network; means for transmitting and receiving the VoIP communications and the data communications; and a display screen for displaying at least one data communication received via the at least one data network, wherein said data communication includes at least one element of a portal; said phone appliance configured for Internet access for viewing Internet content and performing at least one service associated with at least one portal feature, wherein said phone appliance is further configured for user interaction and creating, displaying, and transmitting a communication, including an alpha-numeric communication, in response to the received data communication; wherein, when said phone appliance is operable, a time when a user initiates downloading of the at least one data communication received for display by the display screen via user interaction with the at least one element of the portal is independent of a time when the user makes the at least one phone call, and wherein said phone appliance makes the at least one phone call to the at least one party via the VoIP communications, said at least one phone call to the at least one party can be non pre-selected by the phone appliance and said at least one phone call to the at least one party can be pre-selected by the phone appliance.