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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan S Lorenz, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher K Sutton, Everett, WA (US);
Assignee:
Lynx Automation, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379 93 ; 379 97 ; 379100 ;
Abstract
An improved method and system for integrating voice telephone and data terminal devices in a single system is described. The present system may be incorporated with an existing telephone system without modification of the telephone system. The present invention includes means for monitoring a telephone line and upon detection of a ringing signal, the system monitors the telephone line for either a DTMF or CNG signal. Upon detection of either signal, an incoming call is routed to a series connected device such as a data terminal.