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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Benjamin Clinton Bradley, Norcross, GA (US);
Victor Christopher Trifu, Lilburn, GA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
37910606 ;
Abstract
The invention is a dial inbound MIU which includes a rechargeable power supply, such as a double layer capacitor (sometimes called a 'supercapacitor' or a 'SuperCap') or a rechargeable battery. The power supply can be recharged from the telephone line, either from the DC current available when the phone line is on-hook or off-hook or from the AC current which is available when the telephone line is ringing.