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Telephone ring signal detector

US5920624A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 16, 1997
Grant dateJul 6, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/654
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telephone ring signal detector for detecting a telephone ring signal voltage on a telecommunications line connectable to at least one line telephone device. Detector includes a ring signal processor comprising a voltage translating device for providing a translated electrical parameter and an electrical parameter threshold setting device for providing a predetermined threshold reference electrical parameter value. The setting device provides a ring signal detect output signal when an electrical parameter value of the translated parameter exceeds the predetermined threshold reference electrical parameter value in a first quarter cycle time period of a first telephone ring signal cycle time period. In response to the ring signal detect output signal, a line impedance switch couples a first telephone device off-hook terminal impedance to the line to provide a first answering function, couples a detector line signal to the line and provides a simulated telephone ring signal to a telephone device output port connectable to an output telephone device. The output telephone device terminal impedance is monitored by an output line monitor to activate or deactivate a port coupling line swi…

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