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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2006
Marenz Sertino Ganadillo, Lexington, KY (US);
Douglas Laurence Robertson, Lexington, KY (US);
Marenz Sertino Ganadillo, Lexington, KY (US);
Douglas Laurence Robertson, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A phone jack connection detection system and method of operating the same, including a phone jack circuit having a data access arrangement circuit in communication with at least two pins, a stimulus input in communication with the phone jack circuit, the stimulus input being adapted to communicate a stimulus to the phone jack circuit, and a detection circuit in communication with the phone jack circuit, the detection circuit being adapted to detect a response of the phone jack circuit to the stimulus and notify a user of the status of the connection.