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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7706515 | Programmable paging controller with programmable switch contact The present invention is an expandable multi-zone paging and signaling system. In particular, the present invention is an apparatus and method for a paging controller wherein a user can program a response to a non-audio input signal in accordance with a set of prior... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7409218 | Cellular ad hoc phone extension system and method A method of establishing a cooperative ad hoc network of phone extensions is implemented by the cellular devices within the ad hoc network. First, a first cellular device receiving an incoming call or placing an outgoing call is designated as the master of the ad ho... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7343153 | Control of a multicall in a telecommunications system A telecommunications system comprising an arrangement for controlling a multicall over a transmission path between a telecommunications network and a subscriber terminal. A multicall may have three different bearer configurations: each call of the multicall has a de... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333773 | Coordination of cellular telephones in a residential area to obviate need for wired residential service A comprehensive method for coordinating cellular phones in a residential area to obviate the need for wired residential service. The present invention includes coordinating a set of wireless devices in a residential area to be able to receive a call directed to a us... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7245909 | Telephony control in the flight deck A communications system having a plurality of radio communication modes with an audio component, the audio component of the radio communication modes being controlled through an audio panel, and a radiotelephony mode with an audio component being controlled by a rad... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7218708 | Internet facilitated emergency and general paging system A plurality of displaced paging systems can be controlled from a common paging facility via a computer network such as the Internet. Real-time streaming audio can be transmitted, via the network to one or more identified facilities and/or zones and broadcast therein... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7139375 | Highway expansion apparatus for key telephone system and operation method thereof In a highway expansion apparatus for a key telephone system and an operation method thereof, by connecting a MPB (main process board) of a master system with a system LMU (ink module unit) of an expansion system through a cable and generating a highway to be provide... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7127045 | Automatic answering telephone set with individual answering and method thereof The present invention relates to an individual answering method for an automatic answering telephone set which can selectively ring the telephone when a call is received by distinguishing absent users from users who are at home. A plurality of individual answering m... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6980634 | Telephone circuit controller apparatus A controller selectively connecting and disconnecting extensions from a telephone line includes a plurality of extension connector ports selectively connected to a communication device and a plurality of relay switches. Each relay switch has three terminals and a to... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6975713 | Providing multiple line functionality using alternative network telephony Providing multiple line functionality using alternative network telephony is disclosed. A local telephone installation comprises a first and second telephone equipment (associated with a first and second local node, respectively), and local telephone wiring connecte... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6963743 | Audio panel with wireless telephone input An audio panel (10) with a wireless telephone input or interface (54) that provides wireless telephone calling capabilities without affecting other communications functions of the audio panel (10). The telephone interface (54) adds a tele... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6954639 | Audio panel with enhanced intercom isolation modes An audio panel (10) with enhanced intercom isolation modes. The audio panel (10) has four intercom isolation modes, including a Co-pilot isolation mode that enables a co-pilot to make private communications via a wireless telephone interface (54... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6879670 | Collective housing intercom apparatus The invention makes it possible to call a resident of collective housing even when the apartment number of the resident is unknown. A collective housing entrance substation is connected to residential master stations through a controller, and a name retrieval module... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6711238 | Parallel-connected dialing signal transmission inhibiting device for data transfer over a telephone link A parallel-connected dialing signal detection and transmission-inhibiting device is disclosed which detects dual-tone multi-frequency dialing signals across tip and ring conductors of a telephone link and switches in an a.c. load that attenuates the dialing signals ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6671360 | Intercom system for a building or apartment house An intercom system for a building or apartment house includes at least one main entrance station 1 which is installed at an entrance or the like of a building or an apartment house, a plurality of residential master stations 2 which are respectively insta... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6650744 | Method and apparatus for broadcasting audio in a communication system A Group Page process is implemented by which a variable audio source may be dynamically allocated circuit switch channels for broadcasting to a group of devices. The process is implemented via message exchanges between a Group Page Manager which accesses ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6483902 | System and method for retrofitting existing building telecommunications infrastructures An improved system and method for retrofitting telecommunications infrastructures of existing buildings with new telecommunications services. The present invention allows new telecommunications services to be provided over existing telephone lines with re... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6400815 | Method and apparatus for subscriber line to telephone call distribution A Network Interface Unit (38, 38', 38") routes incoming calls to, and outgoing calls from, a plurality of telephone sets (12-22) at a subscriber premises (24). The Network Interface Unit continuously monitors for incoming calls and the availability of tel... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6295348 | Method of arbitrating type II/type III CPE's during SCWID A method and apparatus for signalling a telephone switch to indicate the presence of a telephone of a pre-defined type on a subscriber loop. A subscriber loop is sensed to detect whether or not a telephone of a pre-defined type is connected to the subscri... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6272210 | Communication system between local area network stations A circuit for permitting communication between stations of a local area network connected to a central office wherein interference such as the dial tone from the central office is eliminated during station to station communication. The modem of a first st... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6263063 | System and method for provisioning an extra line on demand and for selectively connecting calls with a plurality of devices A network interface device that allows a user to simultaneously receive/send a plurality of calls from/to a telecommunications network by multiplexing/demultiplexing the calls on a single telephone line. The network interface device allows for the provisi... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6240171 | Call controlling apparatus and method used for an order-wire system in a communication system A call controlling apparatus for receiving input signals each including a phone number through respective communication channels and making a call. The apparatus provides a plurality of telephones corresponding respectively to the channels and a storage s... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6226369 | Telephone with novel FSK decoding means, simultaneous off-hook caller ID reception means, and set of configurable function key means A telephone device 100, integrated with a telephone or as a telephone add-on device, improves receipt and processing of network information such as Caller ID from conventional telephone networks. A comparator 103 decodes incoming Frequency Shifted Keying ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6226370 | Telephone pager and intercom system A pager system connectable to the existing telephone wiring for activation through the normal residential DTMF telephone instruments, the system including a plurality of pager devices, each connected to the phone line between the tip and ring wires, and e... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6219411 | Personal computer assisted multiple line access An integrated computer-telephone system includes a personal computer and a plurality of telephone sets. Each of the telephone sets is coupled to multiple telephone lines via respective adapters. By activating a line button on an adapter, a respective tele... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6205205 | Method and system for affinity group telephone service A plurality of subscribers in a telecommunications network are divided into affinity groups. Subscribers in a particular affinity group have a common interest which is different from that of subscribers in other affinity groups. That interest may a common... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6178230 | System and method for identifying a callee of an incoming telephone call The present invention comprises an improved telephone system and method that determine the identity of the callee of an incoming telephone call. A distinctive ring is selected by one or more of the users of the telephone prior to activating the feature or... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6177887 | Multi-passenger vehicle catering and entertainment system A method and apparatus for providing passenger selection of meals, beverages, entertainment, and amenity requests from a passenger seat. Additionally, it provides a method and apparatus for providing information to passengers relating to the aircraft flig... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6151388 | Communication charge management system A communication charge management system includes one or more master telephone sets serving as managing telephone sets, one or more slave telephone sets serving as telephone sets managed by the master telephone sets, and a charge informing unit. The charg... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6058174 | Automatic intercom system for buildings A semi-automatic or a fully automatic intercom system. These intercom systems are hardwired intercom systems which cannot be used with telephone lines. The semi-automatic intercom system can be used with any kind of lobby panel including a lobby panel equ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5991634 | "Plug and play" telephone system A distributed processing telephone system for providing "plug-and-play" capability. In particular, a key telephone system comprises a plurality of telephone sets. Each telephone set is coupled to a least one common communications channel, or telephone lin... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5920615 | Telecommunications switch A switching system for inclusion in domestic premises includes a master socket for connection to network termination equipment (e.g., wall socket) and for connection to a plurality of slave sockets each of which may be connected to normal communications a... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5912950 | Telephone network with normally off hook telephones An improved telephone switching arrangement in which all of the telephones (i.e.; audio terminals) are in a normally off hook state. The user desiring to place a call need not take the telephone off hook or change the electrical state of the connection be... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5881142 | Integrated communications control device for a small office configured for coupling within a scalable network An integrated communications control device integrates the telecommunications environment of a small office with an interface to the telephone network. The device is a stand alone unit including a programmable control processor configured by a user based ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5838770 | Portable telephone system Duplicate optical fibers connect between a base station controller and a radio base station for each route. The duplicate optical fiber is connected to each of the radio base stations for each route through a star coupler. The radio base stations are arra... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5781622 | Two-line apparatus for telephone intercom An apparatus for providing an intercom function on a telephone, without the need for an external power supply, having DTMF or pulse capabilities including an intercom operation device arranged for connection to a DTMF or pulse telephone line and to a DTMF... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5761287 | Digital key telephone connecting apparatus and method in a digital key telephone system In connecting a first digital key telephone to a second digital key telephone in a digital key telephone system, an additional connection module provides data transmission for a call between the first digital key telephone and the second digital key telep... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5745557 | CIDCW primary/secondary arbitration A system is disclosed allowing a plurality of conforming customer premise equipment ("CCPEs") on a single telephone line to display a third party's caller information while users are communicating with a second party. Through a self-arbitration process, o... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5740235 | User-programmable paging system controller having priority-based, multiple input paging access capability for selectively activating one or more audio/visual paging output devices A paging system controller is accessible from a plurality of input devices, such as an attendant's position, a telephone interface, telephone night bell, programmable switch devices and digital data communications devices, and is user-programmable to resp... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5734707 | Telephone system A telephone system includes a plurality of telephones which do not require the use of a telephone company central switching station and which do not require the use of any other central control station which receives and routes calls made between telephon... | 03/31/1998 |
