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Determining an active line

US8223958B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2005
Grant dateJul 17, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M11/066
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments for connecting and disconnecting a first pair of conductors of a jack from a second pair of conductors of the jack, the first pair of conductors configured to connect to a first line and the second pair of conductors configured to connect to a secondary line, detecting a voltage or a current on the secondary line while the second pair of conductors is disconnected from the first pair of conductors, and notifying a user in response to detecting the voltage or the current on the secondary line while the second pair of conductors is disconnected from the first pair of conductors are disclosed.

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