Telephone line management and environmental information monitoring system
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Abstract
A telephone line management system in communication with a telephone line is provided. In one aspect, the system includes a caller ID module operatively coupled to the telephone line for receiving and displaying a name and a telephone number of a calling party associated with a received telephone call and a false special information tone (SIT) generator module operatively coupled to the telephone line for sending a false signal on a telephone line substantially similar to at least a first part of a SIT in response to an incoming telephone call. In another aspect, the system includes a caller ID module, a false SIT generator module, and a controller for determining when the name and telephone number of a calling party is displayed and when the false signal is operationally coupled to the telephone line. In other embodiments, the system may include an answering machine module or a telephone module.
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42 Claims
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22. An apparatus in communication with a telephone line, including:
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an environmental information monitor module with a display device and a first controller in communication with the display device;
one or more sensors in operative communication with the first controller to detect one or more conditions within the environment of the apparatus and to communicate the one or more detected conditions to the first controller for display on the display device, wherein the first controller determines when the one or more environmental conditions detected by the one or more sensors are displayed on the display device; and
,a false special information tone (SIT) generator module operatively coupled to the telephone line for sending a false signal on a telephone line substantially similar to at least a first part of a SIT in response to an incoming telephone call, the false SIT generator module including a second controller to control the false SIT generator and determine when the false signal is operationally coupled to the telephone line. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus in communication with a telephone line, including:
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an environmental information monitor module with a display device and a first controller in communication with the display device;
one or more sensors in operative communication with the first controller to detect one or more conditions within the environment of the apparatus and to communicate the one or more detected conditions to the first controller for display on the display device, wherein the first controller determines when the one or more environmental conditions detected by the one or more sensors are displayed on the display device; and
,a false special information tone (SIT) generator module operatively coupled to the telephone line for sending a false signal on a telephone line substantially similar to at least a first part of a SIT in response to an incoming telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42)
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39. A telephone line management and environmental information monitoring system in communication with a telephone line, including:
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an environmental information monitor module with a display device and a first controller in communication with the display device, wherein the first controller controls the environmental information monitor;
one or more sensors in operative communication with the environmental information monitor to detect one or more conditions within the environment of the apparatus, wherein the first controller receives one or more environmental conditions detected by the one or more sensors and determines when the one or more environmental conditions are displayed on the display device; and
,a false special information tone (SIT) generator module operatively connected to the telephone line for sending a false signal on a telephone line substantially similar to at least a first part of a SIT in response to an incoming telephone call, the false SIT generator module including a second controller to control the false SIT generator and determine when the false signal is operationally coupled to the telephone line.
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