Pulse Signal Generating (e.g., Dialing) Patents (Class 379/359)
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Patent number: 10935959Abstract: A motor control device is equipped with a command receiving unit adapted to receive a movement command and a first control period of the movement command from a numerical controller, a command generating unit which, on the basis of the first control period and a second control period which is determined in advance, is adapted to generate a movement command of the second control period from the movement command of the first control period, and a motor control unit adapted to control a motor, in accordance with the movement command generated by the command generating unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohisa Tsutsumi, Yuuki Morita
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Patent number: 8509420Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses can be used to detect and prevent invalid or unwanted pulses. In various implementations, pulse information received from a telephony device can be used to identify a duration associated with the pulse. Based upon the duration, a determination can be made whether the pulse is invalid.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Robert Allen Walston, Russell Crisp, Derek Winters
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Patent number: 8503667Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses can be used to detect and prevent invalid or unwanted pulses. In various implementations, a series of dial pulses received from a telephony device can be counted to determine whether the series is valid. Based upon the count, a determination can be made whether the series of dial pulses is invalid.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Robert Allen Walston, Russell Crisp, Derek Winters
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Patent number: 8503666Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses can be used to detect and prevent invalid or unwanted pulses. In various implementations, pulse information received from a telephony device can be used to identify a duration associated with the pulse. Based upon the duration, a determination can be made whether the pulse is invalid.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Robert Allen Walston, Russell Crisp, Derek Winters
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Patent number: 8498390Abstract: A voice communication controller (e.g., private branch exchange (PBX)) is described herein which can automatically enable an outbound dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) feature for one of it's extensions that is attached to a phone which belongs to a user while that user is or is likely to be participating in a session with an external DTMF communication system (e.g., a conference/collaboration bridge, an interactive voice response (IVR) system, or a voice mail system). This is desirable because if the user presses button(s) on their phone then the voice communication controller which has enabled the outbound DTMF feature will not attempt to process the corresponding DTMF digit(s) but instead will automatically transfer the corresponding DTMF signal(s) to the external DTMF communication system.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventor: Jack Jachner
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Patent number: 8437377Abstract: A pulse generator with a filter section limiting a band of an input signal, and a pulse generating section generating a plurality of pulses which are sequentially delayed one after another by a time period (?) substantially equal to a reciprocal of a center frequency of the band of the filter section, and inputting the plurality of pulses to the filter section.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2008Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Yoichi Kawano
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Patent number: 8041396Abstract: A wireless communication device may have several contact buttons, including, for example, a Mom button, a Dad button and a Home button. The device may also have a Send button and an End button. A child may press one of the contact buttons, then dial Send, and a call will be placed to the specifically denoted contact. Accordingly, a child may easily and efficiently use the present invention to quickly wirelessly communicate with another person, without the confusion of extraneous buttons. The wireless communication device also includes a system and method for emergency dialing. Emergency dialing is effected by pressing an emergency call button and the Send button. In this manner, accidental dialing of an emergency number is avoided. The wireless device can be remotely programmed such that a parent or other person may remotely program the numbers called when the contact buttons are pressed.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2003Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Firefly Communications, Inc.Inventor: Donald L. Deubler, Jr.
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Patent number: 7991133Abstract: In one embodiment, a subscriber line interface circuit includes circuitry to generate metering pulses for insertion onto a subscriber line. The circuitry includes an audio path and a pulse metering path, where the pulse metering path includes a metering generator to generate a digital sine wave from a plurality of stored values, a first interpolator to interpolate the digital sine wave, a filter to filter the interpolated digital sine wave, and a second interpolator to interpolate the filtered interpolated digital sine wave.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2005Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.Inventors: Michael Mills, Marius Goldenberg, Yan Zhou, Jeffrey Whaley
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Patent number: 7664253Abstract: A main terminal and a method of operating the same. In this method of operating the main terminal, the main terminal is connected to a telephone network so as to communicate with the telephone network, and selectively connects an external terminal to the telephone network. To perform the method, first, if it is requested that the telephone network be disconnected from the external terminal and instead be connected to the main terminal, an internal current to flow into the main terminal is obtained from a loop voltage generated when the external terminal is in connection with the telephone network. Next, the internal current is applied to the main terminal. Thereafter, the telephone network is disconnected from the external terminal and instead connected to the main terminal. While the internal current is flowing in the main terminal, the main terminal maintains the loop voltage generated when the external terminal is in connection with the telephone network.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2004Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Eog-kyu Kim
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Patent number: 7386117Abstract: The invention relates to the representation, independent of access type, of ISDN accesses (PRA, BRA) in the central core (cVst) of a packet-oriented exchange (P-Vst). By adapting the signaling information transmitted by ISDN accesses in a peripheral unit (PE) it is possible to handle different ISDN access types as a uniform access type in the central core (cVst) of the packet-oriented exchange (P-Vst). The adaptation can be performed for example with the aid of a conversion table for the user data references and call references contained in signaling messages. The invention has the advantage of providing a simple, low-cost, low-overhead representation of ISDN data in the central core of the packet-oriented exchange (P-Vst). Changes such as e.g. a concentration of the user data channels can be carried out easily and flexibly by the network management (NetMg).Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2003Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Norbert Löbig
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Publication number: 20080084991Abstract: An automatic switch-dialing system and method are provided, that can be applied on a telephone set having both of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and the Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) dialing capabilities. During dialing out a phone call, the prefix code and the phone number length of the dialed phone number are compared with those stored in a preset routing table, thus determining the dialing mode of the dialed phone call. As such eliminating the inconvenience of manual setting for the user, and realizing the optimized balance between saving telephone expenses and achieving better communication quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2006Publication date: April 10, 2008Applicant: INVENTEC MULTIMEDIA & TELECOM CORPORATIONInventors: Chih-Hsin Chuang, Rong-Chin Yang
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Patent number: 7139380Abstract: Call progress analysis is performed in a telephone system employing different in-band signaling plans are used. From address information for a call destination in a call initiation message, it is determined which type of in-band signaling plans is utilized by equipment associated with the call destination, for example by examining country codes in a dialed telephone number. Based upon the determined signaling plan type, a corresponding type of call progress analysis resource is selected and allocated for use with the call. The analysis resource may include a digital signal processor (DSP) programmed with an analysis routine tailored to the determined signaling plan. The DSP may be pre-programmed with such a routine or may be loaded at call time with analysis parameters appropriate to the signaling plan. The telephone system may employ a packet network and packet-based telephony transmission, a media gateway controller or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) proxy server, an a media server.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2002Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Snowshore Networks, Inc.Inventor: Eric W. Burger
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Patent number: 7110518Abstract: A method is provided for supporting an enhanced dialing service in telecommunications equipment. The method includes: receiving a series of dialed digits from customer premises equipment (CPE) (10); determining if the dialed digits correspond to a designated identity; as each dialed digit in the series is received, advancing a call processing state of the telecommunications equipment in accordance with the dialed digit when the dialed digit does not correspond to the designated identity; and, returning the call processing state of the telecommunications equipment to a prior call processing state when the dialed digit does correspond to the designated identity.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2004Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David S. Benco, Kevin J. Overend, Baoling S. Sheen, Sandra Lynn True, Kenneth J. Voight
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Patent number: 7110530Abstract: A present invention comprises a device and method for monitoring dial pulse (DP) signals on a line and recognizing a digit pattern comprising at least one digit on the line. In response to the recognized digit pattern, the invention determines when to initiate transmission of DTMF signals corresponding to dialed DP digits and initiates the transmission of DTMF signals at the determined point in time, which may be immediately or after a predetermined number of dialed digits or after a predetermined dialed number.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2002Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Inventor: Iosif Meynekhdrun
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Patent number: 7082123Abstract: A redial system for a VoIP modem includes a subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) for interfacing analog telephone signals from a telephone set to the VoIP modem and for generating redial signals to a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a first relay for connecting the telephone set with the PSTN or connecting the telephone set with the SLIC, a dummy load, a second relay connected between the PSTN and the dummy load for establishing or de-establishing a connection between the PSTN and the dummy load, a third relay connected between the first relay and the SLIC for establishing or de-establishing a connection between the first relay and the SLIC, and a control circuit for controlling the second and third relays to establish the connection between the PSTN and the dummy load and de-establish the connection between the first relay and the SLIC during the generation of the redial signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2002Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Ambit Microsystems Corp.Inventors: Ying-Chieh Huang, Chih-Cheng Huang, Ching-Mao Yeh
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Patent number: 7020280Abstract: A method of processing a phone dialing process. At first, whether the dial key signal of the dial device is inputted is checked. When the dial key signals of the dial device are inputted and the dial device is not connected, that is, a user is pressing a phone number, the values corresponding to the inputted dial key signals are sequentially stored in a first memory. When the dial device is connected but the dial key signals of the dial device are still inputted, which means that the user is pressing an extension number or a key instruction, the values corresponding to the inputted dial key signal are also stored in the first memory. In addition, at least a time value is stored in a second memory. During the redial procedure, the time value can be used to properly process the time delay problem between the normal phone number and the extension number.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2001Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Chien-Fa Wang
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Patent number: 6914978Abstract: A pulse dialing system for a VoIP modem includes a subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) for interfacing analog telephone signals to digital signals, a relay for selectively connecting a telephone set with a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or with the SLIC, and a control means, coupled to the SLIC and to the relay, for receiving a digit of a dialed telephone number and for controlling the relay to connect the telephone set with the PSTN and with the SLIC alternatively for a number of cycle(s) equal to the digit of the dialed telephone number so as to generate pulse dialing signals to the PSTN.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2002Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Ambit Microsystems Corp.Inventors: Ying-Chieh Huang, Chung-Ho Wu, Chih-Cheng Huang
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Patent number: 6870483Abstract: A locator apparatus for locating a lost wallet, pocketbook, or a purse is disclosed. Other embodiments of the apparatus could be incorporated into other commonly used items such as purses, sunglasses, keys, etc. The apparatus would be a phone chip and speaker combination that would be incorporated into any one of a wide variety of items that are both frequently used and frequently misplaced, such as wallets, pocketbooks, purses, keys, sunglasses or regular glasses, and other such items. The phone chip would be capable of “receiving” a telephone call, at which time, it would activate the speaker, which would begin to make noise. This noise would allow an individual to find the appropriate “lost” or misplaced item quickly and efficiently.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2003Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Inventor: Everton Davis
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Publication number: 20040032945Abstract: A pulse dialing system for a VoIP modem includes a subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) for interfacing analog telephone signals to digital signals, a relay for selectively connecting a telephone set with a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or with the SLIC, and a control means, coupled to the SLIC and to the relay, for receiving a digit of a dialed telephone number and for controlling the relay to connect the telephone set with the PSTN and with the SLIC alternatively for a number of cycle(s) equal to the digit of the dialed telephone number so as to generate pulse dialing signals to the PSTN.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2002Publication date: February 19, 2004Inventors: Ying-Chieh Huang, Chung-Ho Wu, Chih-Cheng Huang
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Publication number: 20030147524Abstract: A present invention comprises a device and method for monitoring dial pulse (DP) signals on a line and recognizing a digit pattern comprising at least one digit on the line. In response to the recognized digit pattern, the invention determines when to initiate transmission of DTMF signals corresponding to dialed DP digits and initiates the transmission of DTMF signals at the determined point in time, which may be immediately or after a predetermined number of dialed digits or after a predetermined dialed number.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2002Publication date: August 7, 2003Inventor: Iosif Meynekhdrun
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Patent number: 6498847Abstract: An improved account access system and device in which a portable electronic card may be loaded into a combined programming and printing system to be programmed with predetermined signals and imprinted with associated variable data. The predetermined and programmed signals may be representative of telephone numbers, account authorization numbers, or other data. The associated variable information to be printed may be textual such as name, account number or telephone number data or graphical, such as graphic designs or barcode images. The variable information may be printed or affixed to the portable electronic system using a wide variety of processes adapted to the needs of the end user. An improved assembly design for the portable electronic system and improved programming and imprinting system are particularly adapted to accommodate high volume production of many devices with different programming and imprinting requirements. Additional new programming techniques are also described.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2000Date of Patent: December 24, 2002Inventors: Daniel A. Henderson, Darren Townsley
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Patent number: 6477390Abstract: A wireless communication device (101) having intuitive audio keypad navigation features is provided. Each of the keys (140-151) of a keypad (132) of the wireless communication device (101) is assigned a different audible signal (FIGS. 3-4). When a user of the wireless communication device (101) presses one of the keys (140-151), a processor (112) responds by triggering an output driver (124). The output driver (124) generates a unique output signal corresponding to the pressed key (140-151). A speaker (122) or alert circuit (126) is responsive to the triggering of the output driver (124) to generate a unique audible signal (FIGS. 3-4) associated with the unique output signal of the pressed key (140-151). In this manner, an audio feedback is provided to the user that uniquely identifies each of the keys (140-151) as they are pressed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1999Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Qualcomm, IncorporatedInventors: Arnold J. Gum, Jason B. Kenagy
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Publication number: 20020131579Abstract: A system and method for allowing callers using DP telephones to access IVR systems, including monitoring DP signals until a dialed digit is recognized, where the DP signals are generated by a transmission element and received by a reception element within a telephone network, and where the monitoring does not interfere with the DP signals, sending the dialed digit to a DTMF transmitter, and outputting a DTMF signal following the DP signals on a speech path, wherein the DTMF signal corresponds to the dialed digit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2002Publication date: September 19, 2002Inventor: Iosif Meynekhdrun
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Patent number: 6366669Abstract: A system and method for allowing callers using DP telephones to access IVR systems, including monitoring DP signals until a dialed digit is recognized, where the DP signals are generated by a transmission element and received by a reception element within a telephone network, and where the monitoring does not interfere with the DP signals, sending the dialed digit to a DTMF transmitter, and outputting a DTMF signal following the DP signals on a speech path, wherein the DTMF signal corresponds to the dialed digit.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2000Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Inventor: Iosif Meynekhdrun
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Patent number: 6185286Abstract: A system whereby automatic dial-type recognition is employed to reduce the wait time for callers and prevent false identification of touch tone versus dial tone service. A system according to the present invention includes a control unit (103) located in a PBX (104) or other switch which detects whether a caller is placing a call using pulse or DTMF dialing. The control unit (103) in the PBX (104) generates a message during call setup which it provides to the remote system, such as an interactive voice response system.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1998Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc.Inventors: Shmuel Shaffer, William Joseph Beyda
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Patent number: 6138027Abstract: A wireless intercommunicating system includes a base unit connected to a telephone through a telephone line, and a user unit for intercommunication with the base unit by radio signal, the user unit being carried with the user and selectively controlled for use as a radio to receive the broadcasting of a radio broadcast station, or a wireless telephone.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 1998Date of Patent: October 24, 2000Inventor: Dennis Huang
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Patent number: 6018580Abstract: An automatic telephone number dialing circuit powered from a standard telephone network wire for storing telephone numbers using non-volatile memory including a one-touch dialing device that enables a user to automatically dial a plurality of telephone numbers that are pre-programmed in non-volatile read only memory of an integrated circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1997Date of Patent: January 25, 2000Inventor: Leonard J Nellessen
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Patent number: 5966436Abstract: A redialing method in a communication apparatus provides that the digits of a telephone number are consecutively input by a user, and the actual time intervals between the consecutive inputs are measured and stored in memory along with the digits of the telephone number. During redialing, the digits of the telephone number and the actual time intervals between the consecutive digits are read from memory, and the telephone number is dialed by inserting the previously measured actual time intervals between the respective digits of the telephone number. According to this method, the redialing operation can be effectively performed in various kinds of information service telephones or key phones, and cumbersome key manipulation can be eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1995Date of Patent: October 12, 1999Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ik-Hyun Kim
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Patent number: 5883942Abstract: A caller-ID device and/or an integrated caller-ID and answering machine device which is configurable 1) to play a pre-recorded announcement for the user when the caller-ID information received over the PSTN corresponds to stored information indicating an important caller; 2) to play a pre-recorded "block-the-blocker" outgoing message for the caller when a blocked-caller-ID code is received; and/or 3) to play a pre-recorded "reject call" outgoing message for the caller when the caller-ID information corresponds to stored information indicated an undesirable caller. Also disclosed are an economical method and apparatus for displaying caller-24 ID information for a call-waiting caller simultaneously with the caller-ID information of a present caller and a method and apparatus for enabling a caller-ID device to selectively dial the last seven digits of a phone number, the area code and the last seven digits, or a "1", the area code, and the last seven digits of a phone number.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 1997Date of Patent: March 16, 1999Assignee: Cybiotronics, Ltd.Inventors: Boon-Chen Lim, Yeung-How Lim
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Patent number: 5881146Abstract: A technique for minimizing the number of users which must dial training digits in a voice processing system. The system uses the first digit normally dialed as part of the user responses to the voice processing application, and measures such digit to determine whether it and future digits can be detected accurately without the use of a training digit. If they can, no training digit is required. If they can't, then a training digit is required, and the user is prompted for the same.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1997Date of Patent: March 9, 1999Assignee: Dialogic CorporationInventor: Chris Hamilton
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Patent number: 5748708Abstract: A voice-dialing device without additional power supply can generate articulate voice signal upon dialing; such device can provide a function of voice dialing, and a function of confirming the dialing. In dialing operation, the device can provide a correct dialing by using the voice dialing as an auxiliary means; after dialing, a user can confirm the number dialed so as to ensure a user to control the dialing operation and the correctness of a number dialed.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1995Date of Patent: May 5, 1998Assignee: Holtek Microelectronics, Inc.Inventor: Herman Chang
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Patent number: 5644633Abstract: An autodialer including a DTMF transceiver for connection between a user telephone device and the telephone line. The DTMF transceiver is connected in a double isolation mode to allow for monitoring of DTMF tones from either the telephone line or from the user telephone device. The DTMF transceiver is connected to a microprocessor for processing a plurality of program instructions stored in a memory device. The autodialer uses its program instructions to determine how to handle outgoing dial sequences. At the start of an outgoing call, the digit sequences and outgoing dial sequences. At the start of an outgoing call, the autodialer monitors the DTMF tones generated by the user telephone device looking for an intercept digit sequence. If an intercept digit sequence occurs, the autodialer hangs up on the telephone line and begins an outgoing dial sequence while continuing to capture the additional DTMF tones from the user telephone device.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1995Date of Patent: July 1, 1997Assignee: Digitran CorporationInventors: James C. Kaufeld, Jacek Zagorski, Teresa Linne Bialik, Russell Dennis Rufer
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Patent number: 5638437Abstract: The present invention is related to a telecommunication system and method enabling a user to get access to any of automated call processing systems. The system comprises in combination a telephone line interface means adapted to provide function of a telephone set, a control means connected to the telephone line interface means, and adapted to constantly monitor the telephone line, analyze a call progress and a ring back tone signals and to switch automatically without human intervention from a pulse dialling mode to a DTMF dialling mode upon detection of a ring back signal validated by a central office. This system also includes a handset and keypad means connected to a telephone interface means and the control means. The central office processes calls in a pause dialling mode. The system enables the user to get access to automated call processing systems, the access to which is limited only to callers equipped with a DTMF telephones and central office base DTMF services.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1994Date of Patent: June 10, 1997Assignee: Teleliason Inc.Inventors: Georges Bettan, Joseph-Desire S. Kouam, Vatche Varvarian
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Patent number: 5600655Abstract: Method and device can be provided which can establish two or more communication channels for a called terminal having different called addresses for different channels by a single calling address. When keys are input in the order of "0014723244*3245#" for example from a key input section, a key input control section transfers the key input contents before "*" to a communication control section as dial information and starts a send operation with the dial information "0014723244" as a called party address. Subsequently, the key input control section replaces the lower order digits of the key input contents before * by the contents between "*" and "#". It transfers the key input contents after replacement to the communication control section as dial information and starts the send operation with the dial information "0014723245" as the called party address.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1995Date of Patent: February 4, 1997Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Iwao Ishinabe, Nobuyuki Matsuyama
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Patent number: 5541989Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting the added functions of a telephone dialer by adding diodes to the IC circuit and using as part of the input pins such that the need for total number of input pins and thus the manufacturing costs of the IC are reduced. The method is executed by using the available keyboard input/output boards without increasing the need for extra input pins in order to detect whether there is any diode in existence that is connected among the input/output ports.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1994Date of Patent: July 30, 1996Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Chi-Chang Wu, Dune-Fung Hsiou
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Patent number: 5485513Abstract: A method provide delays during memory dialing by automatically inserting pause characters within the dialing sequence based upon the user's entry of the dialing sequence. The method establishes a time-out period (64) when storing dialing sequences, and adds a pause character (66) to the dialing sequence if the time-out has expired. The method also determines whether any digit keys have been selected (68) to be stored in the sequence. Finally, the method monitors the tip and ring line of a standard telephone line to detect a far end ringing signal (76) and insert a special pause character (78). The special pause character will provide a delay until a far end pickup is detected during automatic dialing.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1993Date of Patent: January 16, 1996Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: James F. Goedken, Charles J. Malek
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Patent number: 5457692Abstract: Method and device can be provided which can establish two or more communication channels for a called terminal having different called addresses for different channels by a single calling address. When keys are input in the order of "0014723244*3245#" for example, from a key input section, a key input control section transfers the key input contents before "*" to a communication control section as dial information and starts a send operation with the dial information "0014723244" as a called party address. Subsequently, the key input control section replaces the lower order digits of the key input contents before * by the contents between "*" and "#". It transfers the key input contents after replacement to the communication control section as dial information and starts the send operation with the dial information "0014723245" as the called party address.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1993Date of Patent: October 10, 1995Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Iwao Ishinabe, Nobuyuki Matsuyama
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Patent number: 5452353Abstract: A system and method using canonical telephone numbers which allows automatic calling with any location in the world independent of the caller's location. The caller canonical telephone number and a plurality of caller prefixes are stored within the system. A telephone directory stores a plurality of callee canonical telephone numbers for locations throughout the world. The caller selects a callee canonical telephone number from the telephone directory, and the system uses the callee canonical telephone number and the caller canonical telephone number to determine which digits of the callee canonical telephone number must be placed on the telephone line to complete the call. The system then adds the appropriate prefix for international, long distance, or local telephone calls. The telephone directory may be in the form of a software file that can be transferred to any telephone location throughout the world.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1993Date of Patent: September 19, 1995Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Arul A. Menezes
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Patent number: 5452352Abstract: The invention relates to a credit card dialing apparatus for use in automatically dialing account numbers, security codes and phone numbers into telephones. The apparatus includes a credit card size device having a memory, encoder, speaker, microphone and switch embedded into a circuit board for inputting and outputting specific information depending on the use of the card. The circuit described accesses the account by tones or signals fed through the receiver or direct data input from a small databus. In another embodiment, a microprocessor unit having a keyboard, microprocessor memory, encoder, a speaker unit and microphone as well as an alphanumeric display is utilized. This system permits the user to input the desired numbers and provide serial dialing and identification for particular sources.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1992Date of Patent: September 19, 1995Inventor: David Talton
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Patent number: 5400398Abstract: A subscriber set includes two line terminals, and electronic telephone set circuit, and a hook switch for switching the line current.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1993Date of Patent: March 21, 1995Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventor: Peter Sattler
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Patent number: 5369697Abstract: Dual tone multifrequency (DTMF) signals are automatically generated by a telecommunications device after a telephone number is called. The signals generated to call the telephone number are determined by a manually operated switch indicating pulse code signal generation or dual tone multifrequency signal generation. It is determined that the telephone number has been dialed by detecting a ring-back signal, voice frequency signals, DTMF signals, or data stream signals. Alternatively, if a predetermined period of time, such as ten seconds, passes without the user pressing a number on the keypad, it may be assumed that the telephone number has been dialed. Upon detecting one of these signals or the passage of time, the telecommunications device is controlled to generate only dual tone multifrequency signals for communication with automated services, such as voicemail, telephone banking, reservation systems, etc.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 1993Date of Patent: November 29, 1994Assignee: Boston Technology, Inc.Inventors: John P. Murray, David F. Hemmings, David S. Gergacz
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Patent number: 5363437Abstract: A telephone dialing device includes a data memory unit with a first memory region for storing normal dial numbers and a second memory region containing pre-stored memory dial numbers. A keypad is operated so as to provide a sequence of key inputs. The key inputs are decoded sequentially to determine if a normal or memory dialing activity is to be accomplished. A normal dial number corresponding to the decoded input is stored in the first memory region of the data memory unit, and a first code, which includes a normal dialing command and a first address to indicate the location of the normal dial number corresponding to the decoded input in the first memory region, is generated if the decoded input involves a normal dialing activity. A second code, which includes a memory dialing command and a second address to indicate the location of the memory dial number corresponding to the decoded input in the second memory region, is generated if the decoded input involves a memory dialing activity.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1992Date of Patent: November 8, 1994Assignee: Winbond Electronic Corp.Inventors: Hung-Ting Shen, Rin-Min Huang
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Patent number: 5357566Abstract: An object-oriented programmable dedicated dialer device includes a hollow disc-shaped body having a front cover and a rear base facing and attached with one another and defining an interior cavity, a telephone number dialing mechanism disposed in the interior cavity and mounted on the rear base, and a touch sensor mounted to the hollow body and connected to the telephone number dialing mechanism. The telephone number dialing mechanism includes a microcontroller, a battery, and a sound-generating transducer. The microcontroller stores a telephone number in its memory. The touch sensor is operable in response to a user touching the touch sensor to convert the microcontroller from a deactivated to activated to cause the dialing mechanism to dial the stored telephone number. Thus, when the touch sensor is touched activating the microcontroller, the dialing mechanism begins operation to generate the plurality of DTMF tones necessary to dial the stored telephone number.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 1993Date of Patent: October 18, 1994Assignee: Fone-It Inc.Inventors: Thomas W. Dowling, Jr., Robert Hotto, Yinon Barzilai, Yuval Shenkel
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Patent number: 5327494Abstract: Dial tone detection circuitry is employed in a telephone of the type which has its dialing mechanism incorporated into the handset. The dial tone detection circuitry is connected to an annunciating means which indicates to a user that dial tone is present without the need to bring the handset to the user's ear. The dial tone detection circuitry my also be connected to the telephone's automatic redial circuitry to ensure efficient operation of the redial function.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1993Date of Patent: July 5, 1994Inventor: Henry Gifford
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Patent number: 5280522Abstract: A signal transmission circuit of a telephone system comprises a photo-transistor with its emitter and collector connected to telephone network lines, respectively. First and second relays are disposed, respectively, in the telephone network lines between a primary winding of a voice transformer and the collector and in a line between the base and the primary winding of the voice transformer. When a telephone call arises, the first relay connects the primary winding to the collector of the photo-transistor and disconnects a resistor, which is disposed between a junction of the primary winding and the second relay for connecting the base of the photo-transistor to the junction, from the primary winding so as to transmit voice signals through the voice transformer. When dialing is performed, the first relay is caused to disconnect the primary winding from the collector and connect the resistor to the primary winding, in a closed loop.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1991Date of Patent: January 18, 1994Assignee: Nitsuko CorporationInventor: Tooru Shimura
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Patent number: 5247572Abstract: A control signal generator is provided to supply a control signal to a control unit of a telephone set having dial memories. Information stored in a memory in the dial memories is forbidden to be erased, unless the control signal is supplied to the control unit. As a result, important information is protected from erroneous erasing in the dial memory.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1992Date of Patent: September 21, 1993Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Noriko Koma
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Patent number: 5243646Abstract: The present invention is directed to a telephone unit having a redial capability wherein if the number called is busy and a redialing is desirable, a determination is made as to whether a dialing operation has taken place since the telephone was placed in an "off" hook status. If no dialing operation has taken place, then the telephone will dial the desired redial number which is the last dialed telephone number. If the determination is that a dialing operation has taken place since the phone was placed in an "off" hook status, then an operation is initiated upon initiating the redial order command where the telephone is electronically placed in an "on" hook status in order to release the telephone line of the telephone network, and then is reestablished in an "off" hook status for capturing a line of the telephone network. Upon capturing a line of the telephone network, the redial system redials the desired telephone number.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 1991Date of Patent: September 7, 1993Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Dennis R. McCarthy
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Patent number: 5220601Abstract: A keypad status reporting system provides an indication over a serial bus as to which switch of a plurality of keypad switches is being selected by an operator wherein each keypad switch is coupled between a respective different pair of row and column conductors. The system generates parallel three-bit row and column addresses, combines the row and column addresses to form a parallel six-bit key code, and converts the key code to serial bits of data and places the serial bits of data onto a multiplexed bus in a predetermined channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1990Date of Patent: June 15, 1993Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Dale E. Gulick, Alan R. Hendrickson
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Patent number: 5121425Abstract: A circuit arrangement of simple structure for producing dialing pulses for a telephone transmission system so as to provide a relatively low insertion attenuation during transmission. The impedance of the transmission system should not be reduced. At loop closure the a.c. impedance of the circuit is high-ohmic and for d.c. current the circuit has a very low resistance. A switching apparatus is connected to the wires of a connecting line in parallel with the transmission system. The switching apparatus is arranged as a series connection of a bipolar transistor and a switching element consisting of a MOS field-effect transistor.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1989Date of Patent: June 9, 1992Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventor: Ingo Reichelt
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Patent number: RE37660Abstract: The invention relates to a credit card dialing apparatus for use in automatically dialing account numbers, security codes and phone numbers into telephones. The apparatus includes a credit card size device having a memory, encoder, speaker, microphone and switch embedded into a circuit board for inputting and outputting specific information depending on the use of the card. The circuit described accesses the account by tones or signals fed through the receiver or direct data input from a small databus. In another embodiment, a microprocessor unit having a keyboard, microprocessor memory, encoder, a speaker unit and microphone as well as an alphanumeric display is utilized. This system permits the user to input the desired numbers and provide serial dialing and identification for particular sources.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1997Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Inventor: David Talton