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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M Engelke, Madison, WI (US);
Kevin R Colwell, Madison, WI (US);
Ronald W Schultz, Middleton, WI (US);
Troy Vitek, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Ultratec, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379 52 ; 379 96 ;
Abstract
A unified TDD and telephone incorporate intelligent mode switching to permit users of either device to use the integrated unit with the other features remaining largely invisible by sensing various signals including the removal of the handset or the turning on and off of the TDD device to determine the likely mode of a transmission and the detection of text to determining the likely mode of the receive text. This intelligent mode conversion includes a voice carryover mode in which text and voice may both be transmitted.