Method for causing large numbers of telephones to dial the same telephone numbers

• US 4,847,886 A
• Filed: 05/11/1987
• Issued: 07/11/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Norris J. Chumley
• Original Assignee: Norris J. Chumley
• Inventors: Chumley, Norris J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lev, Robert
• Application Number:
  US07/048,031
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• Field of Search: 379/56, 379/57, 379/58, 379/444, 379/92, 379/99, 379/97, 379/354, 379/355, 379/211, 379/386, 379/63, 358/143, 358/144, 358/145, 340/825.44, 340/311.1
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/26 Devices for calling a subscriber H04M1/66 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/00 Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for causing a plurality of telephone calls to a predetermined telephone number. A broadcast of the audio signal associated with the predetermined telephone number is made so that receivers producing the audible signals associated with the predetermined telephone number can cause telephones to transmit the predetermined telephone number.

Claims

1. A method for causing a plurality of telephones to transmit a predetermined telephone number, comprising

modulating a public broadcast signal with a DTMF signal corresponding to said predetermined telephone number;

broadcasting said modulated public broadcast signal for receipt by a plurality of receivers each having an audio frequency transducer;

demodulating said modulated public broadcast signal the immediately generator a sequence of DTMF audible tones corresponding to said telephone number immediately upon receipt of said modulated broadcast signal and immediately radiating said sequence of DTMF audible tones from said transducer so that a telephone receiving said sequence of audible tones will transmit said telephone number into a public telephone system.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising recording said DTMF signal and thereafter using said recorded DTMF signal to modulate said public broadcast signal.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said public broadcast signal is a radio signal.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said public broadcast signal is a television signal.

5. The method of DTMF claim 1 wherein said sequence of audible tones is generated by said plurality of receivers simultaneously.

6. A method for causing a plurality of telephones to transmit a predetermined telephone number, comprising

modulating a public broadcast signal with a DTMF signal corresponding to said predetermined telephone number;

broadcasting said modulated public broadcast signal for receipt by a plurality of television or radio sets each having an audio frequency transducer;

demodulating said modulated public broadcast signal to immediately generate a sequence of DTMF audible tones corresponding to said telephone number by said television or radio sets and immediately radiating said sequence of DTMF tones from said transducer so that a telephone receiving said sequence of DTMF audible tones from one of said television or radio sets will transmit said telephone number into a public telephone system.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said modulated public broadcast signal is demodulated and said sequence of DTMF audible tones is generated immediately upon receipt of said modulated public broadcast signal.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising recording said DTMF signal and thereafter using said recorded DTMF signal to modulate said public broadcast signal.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein said public broadcast signal is a radio signal.

10. The method of claim 6 wherein said public broadcast signal is a television signal.

11. The method of claim 6 wherein said sequence of DTMF audible tones is generated by said plurality of television or radio sets simultaneously.

12. A method for causing a plurality of telephones to transmit a predetermined telephone number, comprising

modulating a public broadcast signal with a DTMF signal corresponding to said predetermined telephone number;

broadcasting said modulated public broadcast signal for receipt by a plurality of receivers each having an audio frequency transducer;

demodulating said modulated public broadcast signal and generating a sequence of DTMF audible tones corresponding to said telephone number immeidately upon receipt of said modulated public broadcast signal and immediately radiating said sequence of DTMF audible tones from said transducer so that a plurality of telephones receiving said sequence of DTMF audible tones from said plurality of receivers will transmit said telephone number into a public telephone system.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising recording said DTMF signal and thereafter using said recorded DTMF signal to modulate said public broadcast signal.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein said public broadcast signal is a radio signal.

15. The method of claim 12 wherein said public broadcast signal is a television signal.

16. The method of claim 12 wherein said sequence of DTMF audible tones is generated by said plurality of receivers simultaneously.