Patent · US Expired

Computer telephony headset amplifier

US6137879A · kind A · utility

29Cited by
11References
23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 7, 1998
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 7, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/6058
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer telephony system including a telephone communication unit operable for initiating and receiving voice calls and a computer operable for providing and receiving voice data. Circuitry is provided for coupling voice data between the computer and the telephone communication unit simultaneously with the voice calls, and for isolating the voice data from the voice calls. In another embodiment of the invention, there is provided a computer telephony amplifier for use with a telephone communication unit operable for initiating and receiving voice calls and a computer operable for providing and receiving voice data. The amplifier includes circuitry for transmitting and receiving voice data between the computer and the telephone communication unit simultaneously with the voice calls, and for isolating the voice data from the voice calls.

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