Abstract: A solid state push-button dial circuit in which a push-button key pad uses a simple on-off switch for each key to mute the receiver and open the circuit to the transmitter while a dial tone is being generated. The circuit, when operating with the speaker phone, mutes the speaker phone when the key is depressed. The phone can be easily switched to a polarity-sensitive state in which the tone generator is turned on only if the proper polarity is present on the telephone line.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 18, 1983
Date of Patent:
April 2, 1985
Assignee:
Comdial Telephone Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
Ronald W. Bench, Edson S. Hineline, Jr.