Automatic telephone answering apparatus
US4445148A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1981 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/6515
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For switching over from playback of the owner's announcement text to recording a message from a caller, a pause of defined length is present on the announcement tape between the first and second (or end) parts thereof. This pause is recorded and on every run of the announcement tape through the apparatus the reading, recorded for the length, undergoes comparison with the pause of the announcement tape being transported. When the two values are the same, switch over takes place. In this way, it is possible to make certain of switch over without being dependent on the tape speed, and the circuit system may be made very much less complex.
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