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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2003
Robert E. Lucey, Sudbury, MA (US);
Joseph L. Freni, Jr., Hudson, NH (US);
Stephen R. Lyman, Hudson, NH (US);
Robert E. Lucey, Sudbury, MA (US);
Joseph L. Freni, Jr., Hudson, NH (US);
Stephen R. Lyman, Hudson, NH (US);
GN Netcom, Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Abstract
An automatic handset lifter is used with a wireless communication system. The system attaches to a conventional telephone and creates a communication link between the telephone and a portable device such as a wireless headset. The system automatically detects the ringing of the telephone by sensing magnetic fields of the telephone speaker. Upon ring detection, the system creates a communications link with the remote device and deploys a mechanical lifting device to lift the handset. Lifting the handset activates the telephone cradle switch to answer the phone and thereby allows the remote device to communicate over the telephone.