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Telecommunications booth comprising a telecommunications train having a plurality of wheeled housings
Assignee: TPI Inc
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Filing: 1995-01-31
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Granted: 1996-11-05
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Expires: 2015-01-31
Abstract
Abstract A telecommunications booth providing business travelers a variety of services including telephone, facsimile, and various information options which result in automatic telephone dialing to desired destinations. The various telephonic devices function through a restrictor to access a single public communications channel. The restrictor prevents calls to certain classes of numbers, like 900 numbers. Billing data on the computer may be accessed through a modem.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert H. Hamilton
- 👤 Thomas J. Doyle
- 👤 Phillip R. Brooks
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:16
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/18; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/0014; G07F19/00; G07F19/20; G07F19/205; H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/27467; H04M1/27475; H04M1/66; H04M1/677; H04M15/00; H04M15/28; H04M15/30; H04M17/00; H04M17/02; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/487; H04M3/493; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00281
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A transportable telecommunications train, comprising: a self-propelled vehicle; a plurality of wheeled housings, each of said housings being walled and having a door, each of said housings including; a card reader supported by said housing for reading data on card wielded by a user; a preprogrammed computer system supported by said housing and including program means for interacting with said user; a telephone coupled to said computer system and supported by said housing; a facsimile module coupled to said computer system and supported by said housing; a modem coupled to said computer system: means for connecting to a public telecommunications channel, and means for selectively providing communication between said public telecommunications channel and one of said telephone, said facsimile module, and said modem; said communication providing means including means for switching connection with said public telecommunications channel connecting means to one of said telephone, said facsimile module, and said modem; said communication providing means further including means for controlling said switching means through said computer system based on interaction between said user and said program means; and means for hitching one of said wheeled housings to said vehicle and the remainder to one another thereby forming said train.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A transportable telecommunications train, comprising: a self-propelled vehicle; a plurality of wheeled housings, each of said housings being walled and having a door, each of said housings including; a card reader supported by said housing for reading data on card wielded by a user; a preprogrammed computer system supported by said housing and including program means for interacting with said user; a telephone coupled to said computer system and supported by said housing; a facsimile module coupled to said computer system and supported by said housing; a modem coupled to said computer system: means for connecting to a public telecommunications channel, and means for selectively providing communication between said public telecommunications channel and one of said telephone, said facsimile module, and said modem; said communication providing means including means for switching connection with said public telecommunications channel connecting means to one of said telephone, said facsimile module, and said modem; said communication providing means further including means for controlling said switching means through said computer system based on interaction between said user and said program means; and means for hitching one of said wheeled housings to said vehicle and the remainder to one another thereby forming said train.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A telecommunications train according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of wheeled housings comprises a forward hitch and a rear hitch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A telecommunications train according to claim 1, wherein the means for connecting to a public telecommunications channel comprises a telephone jack mounted in the wall of the wheeled housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A telecommunications train according to claim 2, further comprising front and rear wheels.
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