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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1981

Filed:

Sep. 13, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:

Theodore H Fisher, II, Sparks, NV (US);

Richard J Cusimano, Jamestown, NY (US);

Assignee:

Basic Incorporated, Cleveland, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
179 / ; 179 / ; 179 / ;
Abstract

The present invention provides both repertory and abbreviated dialing functions in a telephone dialer that facilitates telephone dialing operation. In particular, by pressing an enablng key the system is enabled for automatic dialing operation to dial a desired telephone number upon selection of a single repertory key or, for example, two keys from the key pad, which establishes coded information that effects automatic dialing operation of the desired telephone number. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention electrical circuitry for the telephone dialer is controlled by a microprocessor, or the like, which includes a central processor unit (CPU). On-hook dialing, telephone and/or speaker muting during dialing and unmuting while waiting for access to a line, security of stored telephone information and dialer use, and adaptability of the dialer to different telephone equipment having different dialing pulse formats may be included in the telephone dialer.


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