DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INCLUDING ONE OR MORE TELEPHONY COMMUNICATION DEVICES HAVING PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONALITY - Patent 1287667

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EP 1 287 667 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.12.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	05.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/10

(21)	Application number: 00978275.6

(22)	Date of filing: 26.10.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04M 1/725, H04Q 3/00, H04M 1/66, H04M 1/65, H04M 3/493, H04M 1/57, H04M 3/56, H04M 7/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0029/576

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0103/1900 (03.05.2001 Gazette 2001/18)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

26.10.1999 US 161444 P
20.03.2000 US 190613 P

(71)	Applicant: Pingtel Corporation
	Woburn, MA 01801 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BATSON, James, A., Jr. North Andover, MA 01845 (US) PETRIE, Daniel, G. Arlington, MA 02476 (US) SCHAAF, Richard, W. Sudbury, MA 01776 (US)

(74)	Representative: Walaski, Jan Filip et al
	Venner, Shipley & Co,20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH London EC1A 7DH (GB)

(54)	DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INCLUDING ONE OR MORE TELEPHONY COMMUNICATION DEVICES HAVING PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONALITY