Computer keyboard having both a standard keyboard mode and a tel

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1993-05-27

1994-12-20

Chan, Wing F.

Telephonic communications

Telephone line or system combined with diverse electrical...

341 22, 36470505, H04M 1100

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053751655

ABSTRACT:
A computer peripheral device (200) including a conventional keyboard (201) and a telephone controller (320) for interconnecting an incoming telephone line (221) with a telephone instrument (235). Besides the standard array of keys (e.g. 205), the keyboard includes telephone control keys (e.g., 206, 207). A keyboard controller (310) is responsive to both the standard keys and the telephone keys to decode keyboard scan codes. The telephone keys cause a pre-determined keyboard area to operate in either a standard mode or a telephone mode. The keyboard controller transmits a synchronous serial data stream to the computer when operating in the standard mode. Alternatively, the keyboard controller transmits parallel control data to the telephone controller to control the set-up, interconnection, and take-down of the telephone line to the telephone instrument when the keyboard is placed in the telephone mode.

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