Telephones and telephone interface equipment coupling telephones with computer networks, namely, LAN-attached telephones utilizing software to digitize and transmit audio across computer data networks, which also contain computing components necessary for the internal execution of software for use in either voice and audio transmission; software executing with the telephones, telephone interface equipment, and in associated computers for use in interacting with the user of the telephone and telephone interface equipment for use in automating operational functions, applications, and services with the telephone and telephone interface equipment, for use in interacting with other such telephones and telephone interface equipment, and for interacting with computers attached to data networks
Electrical and Scientific Apparatus