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Apparatus for controlling key telephone station set in key telephone system

Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1988-09-23
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Granted: 1990-06-05
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Expires: 2008-09-23
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Abstract

Abstract A key telephone system including a key service unit, a plurality of key telephone station sets which are connected via speech lines for transmission of speech signals and via data lines for transmission of data, and a device provided at the key service unit for sending a predetermined discrimination signal to a selected key telephone station set via an associated speech line, whereby the key service unit sends key telephone station set information to the plurality of key telephone station set via the data lines, and each of the plurality of key telephone station sets derives its own key telephone station set information from the key telephone station set information sent via the data lines, on the basis of the discrimination signal sent via the speech line.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yasunobu Nakayama
  • 👤 Yasuji Sato

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 06:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/26; H04M9/00; H04M9/002; H04M9/003; H04Q; H04Q1/00; H04Q1/18; H04Q1/30; H04Q1/44; H04Q1/442

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 169 words
A key telephone system comprising: a plurality of key telephone station sets which perform an operation if a discrimination signal is received when key telephone station set information indicating said operation is received; a plurality of speech lines connected, respectively, to said plurality of key telephone station sets; a data line connected commonly to all of said key telephone station sets; a key service unit having means for generating said discrimination signal and selectively applying said discrimination signal to said speech lines, and a data interface connected to said data line, said key service unit sending said discrimination signal from said discrimination signal generating means selectively along one of said speech lines to one of said plurality of key telephone station sets, and said data interface sending said key telephone station set information to said plurality of key telephone station sets along said data line so that only said selected one of said key telephone station sets receives both said discrimination signal and said key telephone station set information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 169 words
A key telephone system comprising: a plurality of key telephone station sets which perform an operation if a discrimination signal is received when key telephone station set information indicating said operation is received; a plurality of speech lines connected, respectively, to said plurality of key telephone station sets; a data line connected commonly to all of said key telephone station sets; a key service unit having means for generating said discrimination signal and selectively applying said discrimination signal to said speech lines, and a data interface connected to said data line, said key service unit sending said discrimination signal from said discrimination signal generating means selectively along one of said speech lines to one of said plurality of key telephone station sets, and said data interface sending said key telephone station set information to said plurality of key telephone station sets along said data line so that only said selected one of said key telephone station sets receives both said discrimination signal and said key telephone station set information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said discrimination signal is being sent for the period while said key telephone station set information is transmitted.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said discrimination signal is being sent only for the start period of said discrimination signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 30 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said discrimination signal is being sent at the end period of a common data preceding said key telephone station set information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said discrimination signal has a frequency over the audible range.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 27 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said key telephone station set has a RAM in which said key telephone station set information is stored.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1993-06-04 1993-12-04 1994-06-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1997-06-04 1997-12-04 1998-06-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2001-06-04 2001-12-04 2002-06-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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