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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2007
Christopher Chu, Lakewood, CO (US);
Brijen Doshi, Thornton, CO (US);
Paul Roller Michaelis, Louisville, CO (US);
D. Michael Overmyer, Golden, CO (US);
Chandra Ravipati, Thornton, CO (US);
Michael J. Thomas, Denver, CO (US);
Patrick Toole, Boulder, CO (US);
Dongliang Wang, Thornton, CO (US);
Christopher Chu, Lakewood, CO (US);
Brijen Doshi, Thornton, CO (US);
Paul Roller Michaelis, Louisville, CO (US);
D. Michael Overmyer, Golden, CO (US);
Chandra Ravipati, Thornton, CO (US);
Michael J. Thomas, Denver, CO (US);
Patrick Toole, Boulder, CO (US);
Dongliang Wang, Thornton, CO (US);
Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A telephone is provided with a port for disconnectably connecting an external information source, such as an MP3 player, to the telephone, and an on-hold function that operates while a call of the telephone is on hold and either presents to the telephone's user the information from the external source if the external source is connected, or presents to the user on-hold information from a telephone network if the external source is not connected, or presents silence at the user's option, irrespective of whether or not the external source is connected.