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Telephone device having customized ring capability

US4866766A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 6, 1988
Grant dateSep 12, 1989
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M19/04
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telephone set incorporates a conventional keypad to allow the user to program a custom ring tone and pattern into the telephone set. After such programming is established, when the telephone set detects a ring signal from the central switching station, a ringer is activated and deactivated according to the programmed ringing parameters so as to provide a truly customized ring signal to the user.

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