Automated telephone hold device

Details Automated telephone hold device Automated telephone hold device

1996-08-21

1998-10-13

Tsang, Fan

Telephonic communications

Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis

Dynamic audio signal recording or reproduction

379 87, 379 77, 379393, 379163, H04M 100, H04M 164

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058224033

ABSTRACT:
An automated telephone hold device including a housing with a visual indication mechanism, audible indication mechanism, and push button switch positioned on a top face thereof. Further included is a voice playback mechanism, decoder, phone interface, and sequential logic located within the housing. In use, the sequential logic allows a user on hold to depress the push button switch which, in turn, actuates the visual indication mechanism. At this point in time, the phone interface allows communication between the voice playback mechanism and the phone of the second party for prompting the second party to press a designated key on the phone thereof. Once the second party presses the designated key, the sequential logic mechanism is adapted to actuate the audible indication mechanism. Also, upon the user lifting the handset thereof from an inoperative orientation, the sequential logic mechanism prompts the phone interface to revert to a normal mode of operation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4577067 (1986-03-01), Levy et al.
patent: 4834551 (1989-05-01), Katz
patent: 5003587 (1991-03-01), Forbes

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