Tone Commander Systems, Inc.

Maurice I Smith

John D Gillen

Gerald L Edwards

Victor M DePinto

A single line hold circuit adapted for connection between the tip and ring leads of a telephone line. The circuit comprises impedance means for connection between the tip and ring leads, the impedance means including a semiconductor element having high and low impedance states, the impedance of the low impedance state being sufficiently small to maintain the telephone line in a hold condition. The circuit further comprises means for causing the semiconductor to be in its low impedance state following an interruption of a predetermined length of time in loop current. A double line hold circuit is also illustrated.

Line hold circuits

The system includes up to four communication links, a separate link selector for each link, and a separate link scanner for each telephone station. The system is suitable for usage with conventional dial pulse or tone selective key telephone sets.

Multi-link telephone intercom system

The system receives subscriber station address information in the form of dial pulses transmitted from a calling station along a common intercom circuit and selectively accesses a called subscriber station having a corresponding station address in order to produce a call indication ring-out thereat. The system includes a hook condition detector circuit which controls multiple system functions with respect to the on-hook and off-hook status of the calling station, and further includes a dial pulse detector circuit which effects additional control with respect to completion of dialing by the calling station. The system is suitable for use with ten or varying numbers of subscriber stations and may include, for applications having more than ten subscriber stations, appropriate transfer and associated output control circuitry for double digit operation.

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Redmond, WA, United States of America

Maurice I Smith