On-hold device

Details On-hold device On-hold device

1996-07-16

1999-06-15

Kuntz, Curtis A.

Telephonic communications

Private or single line system

With paging

379128, H04M 900, H04M 160, H04M 1500

Patent

active

059129581

ABSTRACT:
A system and a method for connecting an on-hold audio device to a pager in a PBX system is disclosed. The system and method include digitally downloading messages from a server over a communication link to the on-hold device so that convenient and clear means for distributing new messages is provided. The server can also download updates to the operating system. The new apparatus preferably includes a microcontroller, flash memory, a data modem, DAA interface circuitry, audio processor circuitry and audio conditioning circuitry.

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