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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1998
Leland Lester, Austin, TX (US);
David Iglehart, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen J. Swain, Round Rock, TX (US);
William Joseph Beyda, Cupertino, CA (US);
Leland Lester, Austin, TX (US);
David Iglehart, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen J. Swain, Round Rock, TX (US);
William Joseph Beyda, Cupertino, CA (US);
Siemens Communictions, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for connecting a headset microphone alternately to a telephone line and an alternative device. The apparatus includes a device connector for connecting the apparatus to the alternative device, a telephone connector for connecting the apparatus to the telephone line, and a microphone connector for connecting the apparatus to the microphone. The apparatus also includes a switching circuit connected to the device, telephone, and headset connectors. The switching circuit can be used with or included in a CTI module. The switching circuit connects the telephone connector to the headset connector in response to sensing a voltage greater than a predetermined threshold on the telephone line. When the voltage sensed returns to a value less than the predetermined threshold value, the switching circuit reconnects the headset connector to the device connector.