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Automated system for establishing telephone voice connections

  • US 4,600,814 A
  • Filed: 10/05/1983
  • Issued: 07/15/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A machine controlled automated outgoing calling system for originating and controlling telephonic communication connections, in a high speed, repetitive manner and which can service a plurality of receivers each having a telephone number, comprising:

  • a. telephone switching means for receiving dialing signals from a machine call originator for the purpose of dialing a plurality of receivers and establishing connections between the dialed receivers; and

    for receiving control command signals for the purpose of establishing telephonic communication connections;

    b. computer or data terminal equipment (DTE) means, serving as a call originator, for accessing stored data which includes telephone numbers of said plurlity of receivers to be called and creating, from said stored data, combinations of at least two receivers to be called for the purposes of automatically connecting said receivers of said combinations, and for creating a data stream which is a string of characters in a predetermined format for each said combination of receivers to be connected which represents the telephone numbers of the receivers and control commands for the the purposes of engaging said telephone switching means, dialing the telephone numbers of one combination of receivers, connecting said one combination of receivers to each other and disengaging from said switching means to permit the next connection of another combination of receivers to be initiated automatically for outputting said data stream; and

    for receiving operational information indicating when the next said data stream can be automatically outputted; and

    c. telecommunication (DCE) means including;

    means for receiving said data stream from the DTE means;

    means for processing and converting said data stream to said dialing signals and said control command signals for the purposes of engaging said telephone switching means and dialing said receivers and connecting at least two said receivers together and disengaging from said telephone switching means;

    first operational means for transmitting said dialing signals and said control command signals to said telephone switching means; and

    second operational means for transmitting operational information to said DTE means including an indication when the next data stream for the next connection of another combination of said receivers can be automatically serviced.

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