Abstract: In areas utilizing telephone switching equipment that will only accept dial pulses, a conversion unit, that fits into the space formerly occupied by the dialing mechanism in a standard telephone subscriber's unit, provides touch-pad dialing. The conversion unit accepts input signals, representing digits, from a standard 3 .times. 4 matrix touch-pad at an asynchronous rate and starts out-pulsing at the required pulse repetition rate as soon as the first digit signal is received. During each touch-pad button depression, an audio tone is supplied to the subscriber unit earpiece. The conversion unit provides for programmable toll restriction that permits selective prohibition of out-pulsing at each subscriber unit. At the instant a restricted input signal is received, the conversion unit provides a steady audio tone to the earpiece and stops out-pulsing. To prevent hookswitch dialing, the conversion unit extends the break period of the electronic pulsing switch.

Abstract: To prevent clandestine listening devices located in a key telephone subscriber station from utilizing the tip and ring leads of the subscriber station as a transmission path out of the subscriber's building, the subscriber station tip and ring leads are open circuited at the line card circuit during an on-hook or hold condition. Besides isolating the tip and ring leads from the subscriber station during hold and on-hook, the security line card circuit prevents high frequency signals from propagating down the telephone line when the subscriber station is on-hook. The security line card circuit allows the subscriber to exercise full supervisory control over the telephone lines and includes circuitry that controls the operation of audible and visual indicators of the associated key telephone.

Abstract: Transfer of an incoming call on a first telephone line for a first subscriber set to a second, independent telephone line for a second subscriber set is accomplished without permitting a party at the first subscriber set to listen to the transferred call. An adjustable time delay circuit causes the tip and ring leads of the first central office telephone line to be switched to the second subscriber set, after a predetermined amount of ringing at the first subscriber set. If the second subscriber set is in use or is being rung at the time a transfer is to take place, no switching occurs. If the first subscriber set is answered before the preset time delay is elapsed, no switching occurs. The line transfer circuit may operate from either a -24 or -48 volt DC supply.

Abstract: An improved line card circuit usable with key telephone systems is adapted to permit a message to be automatically transmitted from a subscriber key telephone station when operated to place a telephone line in a hold condition. A coupling circuit interfacing the message source and the telephone line during the hold condition of the line provides a high degree of cross-talk isolation. The coupling circuit also has the feature of automatically limiting to a predetermined level the power of the output signal supplied to the telephone line. A strappable option is provided by the coupling circuit to permit its operation with a standard eight ohm high fidelity amplifier source as well as with a 70 volt intercom systems. The line card circuit, besides these features, includes circuitry to allow full supervisory control of a telephone line to be exercised by a user of the subscriber key telephone when such unit is not in the hold condition.