Abstract: The invention provides a method for detecting a call progress tone on a pair of telephone conductors (the telephone line). The level of energy stored in an energy storage device is continually checked. When the level of energy of the energy storage device is below a threshold, the system couples the telephone line to an off-hook impedance. While coupled to the telephone line, the system charges the energy storage device using current drawn from the telephone line, and the system detects the presence of the call progress tone on the telephone line.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 16, 1997
Date of Patent:
August 4, 1998
Assignee:
VoiceWaves, Inc.
Inventors:
John P. Fairbanks, Sr., Scott M. Fairbanks