Two-directional call forwarding device
First Claim
1. A tow-directional call forwarding device for receiving at a telephone set B incoming calls from general calling parties at telephone sets A, A-1, A-2, A-3 . . . , and through a telephone set C, dialing a number of a called party at a telephone set D or initiating paging of a pocket bell carrier set E, comprising:
- a memory;
means for successively storing into said memory telephone numbers of set A-1, A-2, A-3, . . . , when the called party at set D does not answer the calls sent by the telephone sets of said calling parties;
means for engaging the telephone B when the called party at set D or at the pocket bell carrier set at E calls the telephone C thereafter, reading out successively a plurality of said telephone numbers stored in said memory, and for automatically and successively dialing said telephone numbers of said sets A, A-1, A-2, A-3 . . . for placing calls thereto through the telephone set B after each call to said set A, A-1, A-2, A-3 . . . is completed; and
means for forming a loop between said set D and a particular one of said telephone sets A-1, A-2, A-3, when said set A answers a call from set D to the particular set A-1, A-2, A-3, through the telephone set B.
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Abstract
According to conventional telephone call forwarding devices, after a party at a telephone set A calls a party at a set B, a set C calls set D to forward the call, and when set D responds to set C, an alternate loop is formed between A and D. In some of said conventional devices, even when a general calling party calls set C, set B can autodial set A whose telephone number was memorized. However, nothing else can happen if set A doesn'"'"'t answer the call after automatic dialing. The present invention makes it possible to store a plurality of telephone numbers of telephone sets of calling parties, A, A-1, A-2, A-3 . . . and automatically and successively to dial the stored telephone numbers of A-1, A-2, A-3 . . . even when A doesn'"'"'t answer the call, so that the highly practical effectiveness can be obtained.
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1. A tow-directional call forwarding device for receiving at a telephone set B incoming calls from general calling parties at telephone sets A, A-1, A-2, A-3 . . . , and through a telephone set C, dialing a number of a called party at a telephone set D or initiating paging of a pocket bell carrier set E, comprising:
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a memory; means for successively storing into said memory telephone numbers of set A-1, A-2, A-3, . . . , when the called party at set D does not answer the calls sent by the telephone sets of said calling parties; means for engaging the telephone B when the called party at set D or at the pocket bell carrier set at E calls the telephone C thereafter, reading out successively a plurality of said telephone numbers stored in said memory, and for automatically and successively dialing said telephone numbers of said sets A, A-1, A-2, A-3 . . . for placing calls thereto through the telephone set B after each call to said set A, A-1, A-2, A-3 . . . is completed; and means for forming a loop between said set D and a particular one of said telephone sets A-1, A-2, A-3, when said set A answers a call from set D to the particular set A-1, A-2, A-3, through the telephone set B. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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Current AssigneeHashimoto Corporation
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Original AssigneeHashimoto Corporation
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InventorsHashimoto, Kazuo
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Primary Examiner(s)Brown, Thomas W.
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Application NumberUS07/183,532Time in Patent Office558 DaysField of Search379/211, 379/57, 379/67, 379/88US Class Current340/7.21CPC Class CodesH04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting ...
