Telephonic communications – With usage measurement – Call traffic recording by computer or control processor
Patent
1990-05-15
1991-09-03
Schreyer, Stafford D.
Telephonic communications
With usage measurement
Call traffic recording by computer or control processor
379 63, 379132, 379155, H04M 1700, H04M 1510, H04M 716
Patent
active
050460854
ABSTRACT:
An interface unit for coupling an international-type pay-telephone to a land-based or cellular telephone system. The interfacing unit of the invention has a microcomputer, and an associated EPROM in which is stored the exchanges of the telephone numbers that are accessible by that local payphone-terminal, which EPROM also stores a table indicative of the tariffing rates associated with the respective exchanges called. The invention also includes the tone-detectors for detecting the dialed DTMF digits of the pay-telephone, for the conversion thereof for storage in the microcomputer for the determination of a valid telephone number dialed in order to determine the associated tariffing rates. The tone detectors also detect the tone-signals received from the telephone system. The invention also includes "isolating" switching circuitry for isolating the coin-operated pay terminal from its couplement to the telephone system until the telephone call has been connected. After a call has been made according to the invention, the microcomputer, after having determined the tariffing schedule for that particular call made, will generate 12K to 16K tone-bursts to the international-type payphone terminal required for debiting the required amount from the coins or credit initially inserted into the payphone.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4924497 (1990-05-01), Smith et al.
Gaulke Ronald J.
Godsey Randall D.
Ortez Perez Luis R.
Ramos Alexis T.
Santee James
Benn Marvin N.
Gerstein Milton S.
Schreyer Stafford D.
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