Cidco Incorporated

Rdi Electronics, Inc.

Robert L Diamond

Kamran Khojasteh

Paul G Locklin

Steven L Landry

Kent Britain

Ron Anglikowski

Steve Landry

Glenn D Slovenko

A local television antenna system for use with a satellite television system includes an omnidirectional antenna, a support structure for mounting the omnidirectional antenna to a satellite television dish support, and receiving circuitry mounted to the omnidirectional antenna. The omnidirectional antenna includes an antenna plate, having electrical circuit paths formed thereon, and first and second antennas having curled ends. The support structure includes a integrally-molded double clamp for providing a mechanically strong coupling to the satellite television dish support and first and second brackets for mounting to the omnidirectional antenna to provide a mechanically strong coupling. The receiving circuitry is shielded to limit interference and includes filter and amplification circuitry and one or more diplexers for combining a received local television signal with a received satellite television signal.

Local television antenna system for use with direct broadcast satellite

A telephony call waiting feature is provided wherein a caller ID information related to a third party wishing to converse with a first party already engaged in a conversation with a second party is provided to the first party. When the local office sends an alerting tone (e.g., CAS) to the first party, the first party telephone set responds by attenuating signals going to the first party handset. The local office then transmits the caller ID information relating to the third party and the first party apparatus receives and displays to the first party the caller ID information related to the third party thereby allowing the first party to either accept or reject the waiting call based on the displayed information.

Caller ID telephone with signal attenuation

A method and circuit which allows a telephone user having a conversation with a second party in a telephone system having call waiting to effectively respond to an incoming call from a third party without having to engage in conversation with the third party. To accomplish this, the user presses a key on a customer premises equipment (CPE) which initiates a first flash hook operation which places the second party on hold and connects the CPE to the third party. A pre-recorded message corresponding to the pressed key is then transmitted to the third party. The CPE then performs a second flash hook operation which disconnects the third party and removes the second party from the hold state. A plurality of keys, having a corresponding plurality of pre-recorded messages can be provided, thereby allowing the user to respond to the third party with different messages. The CPE can include CIDCW capabilities which enable the user to learn the identity of the third party before selecting the pre-recorded message.

Circuit and method for responding to third party calls in a telephone

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Bedford, NY, United States of America

Robert L Diamond