Multiple party telephone control system
DCFirst Claim
1. A multiple-party control system for use with a telephone facility to interface a primary terminal coupled with a multitude of remote terminals through said telephone facility, said system comprising:
- an audio generator structure for providing audio signals to said remote terminals to cue callers at said remote terminals;
switching apparatus for bridging a multitude of said remote terminals under control of signals from said remote terminals;
coupling apparatus connected to said switching apparatus for connecting said multitude of said remote terminals to said primary terminal for receiving audio communication; and
control structure coupled to said audio generator and said switching apparatus and further including;
a memory for storing qualification reference data relating to said callers at said remote terminals for interfacing said callers to said multiple-party control system;
means for receiving signals from said callers at said remote terminals; and
means for testing said qualification reference data against said signals received from said remote terminals for authorized participation.
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Abstract
To interface a primary telephone terminal with a vast number of remote terminals through a telephone network, parties at the remote terminals are individually screened to attain a select group. Bridged together, the select group is preliminarily informed of the status of the interface by a voice generator and, accordingly, the multitude of connections are synchronized for the interface. On cue, the select group is coupled to the primary telephone terminal for unilateral communications. Deviations from the unilateral communication include select bilateral communication for a few of the remote terminals and digital communication from the remote terminals by push button as for polling applications. Subjects for interfaces are programmed for selection from a memory.
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38 Claims
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1. A multiple-party control system for use with a telephone facility to interface a primary terminal coupled with a multitude of remote terminals through said telephone facility, said system comprising:
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an audio generator structure for providing audio signals to said remote terminals to cue callers at said remote terminals; switching apparatus for bridging a multitude of said remote terminals under control of signals from said remote terminals; coupling apparatus connected to said switching apparatus for connecting said multitude of said remote terminals to said primary terminal for receiving audio communication; and control structure coupled to said audio generator and said switching apparatus and further including; a memory for storing qualification reference data relating to said callers at said remote terminals for interfacing said callers to said multiple-party control system; means for receiving signals from said callers at said remote terminals; and means for testing said qualification reference data against said signals received from said remote terminals for authorized participation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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14. A process for interfacing a primary telephone terminal with a plurality of remote telephone terminals through a telephone facility, comprising the steps of:
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receiving incoming calls from said plurality of said remote telephone terminals; providing audio prompt signals to individually cue callers at said plurality of said remote telephone terminals responsive to said receiving step; receiving digital signals from said callers at said plurality of said remote telephone terminals; testing said digital signals received from said callers against qualification reference data for said callers stored in a memory; after cueing and testing said callers, bridging said callers at said plurality of said remote telephone terminals; communicating collectively via audio between said plurality of said remote telephone terminals and said primary terminal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 26, 27, 28)
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19. A multiple-party control system for use with a telephone facility to interface a primary terminal coupled with a multitude of remote terminals through said telephone facility, said system comprising:
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an audio generator structure for providing audio signals to said remote terminals to cue persons at said remote terminals; switching apparatus for bridging a multitude of said remote terminals under control of signals from said remote terminals; coupling apparatus connected to said switching apparatus for unilaterally connecting said multitude of said remote terminals to said primary terminal for receiving live and simultaneous audio communication; and
control structure coupled to said audio generator and said switching apparatus and further including;a memory for storing qualification reference data relating to said callers at said remote terminals for interfacing said callers to said multiple-party control system; means for receiving signals from said callers at said remote terminals; and means for testing said qualification reference data against said signals received from said remote terminals for authorized participation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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29. A multiple-party control system for use with a telephone facility to interface a primary terminal coupled with a multitude of remote terminals through said telephone facility, said system comprising:
- p1 an audio generator structure for providing audio signals to each of said multitude of remote terminals to cue each of said callers at said remote terminals;
switching apparatus coupled to said audio generator and for bridging said multitude of said remote terminals under control of signals from said remote terminals, said audio generator collectively providing additional audio signals to said multitude of remote terminals after bridging said multitude of remote terminals; coupling apparatus coupled to said switching apparatus for connecting said multitude of said remote terminals to said primary terminal for receiving unilateral audio communication; and control structure coupled to said audio generator and said switching apparatus and further comprising; a memory for storing qualification reference data in the form of caller personal identification number data relating to said callers at said remote terminals for interfacing said callers to said multiple-party control system; means for receiving signals from said callers at said remote terminals; and means for testing said personal identification number data against said signals received from said remote terminals for authorized participation. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
- p1 an audio generator structure for providing audio signals to each of said multitude of remote terminals to cue each of said callers at said remote terminals;
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32. A process for interfacing a primary telephone terminal with a plurality of remote telephone terminals through a telephone facility, comprising the steps of:
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receiving incoming calls from said plurality of remote telephone terminals; bridging callers at said plurality of remote telephone terminals for gang holding; providing audio signals to inform said gang holding callers at said plurality of remote telephone terminals responsive to said receiving and bridging steps; after informing said callers, bridging said primary telephone terminal with said gang holding callers at said plurality of remote telephone terminals for communication; communicating unilaterally via audio from said primary terminal with said gang holding callers at said plurality of remote telephone terminals; and communicating bilaterally via audio between said primary telephone terminal and select ones of said gang holding callers at said plurality of remote telephone terminals. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 38)
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35. A process for interfacing a primary telephone terminal 32, further comprising the step of:
storing qualification reference data relating to said callers at said plurality of remote telephone terminals for interfacing said callers to said multiple-party control system. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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