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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Gerald W. Pfleging, Batavia, IL (US);
Stuart W. Schmidt, Roselle, IL (US);
George P. Wilkin, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Inventors:
Gerald W. Pfleging, Batavia, IL (US);
Stuart W. Schmidt, Roselle, IL (US);
George P. Wilkin, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A switching system that provides conference call functionality can mute music played into the conference call by the muting of a conference call participant. The muting of conference call music can be accomplished by controlling the switch's connection to a music on hold source or by controlling the music on hold device.