Automatic call distributor with telephonic call holding system
First Claim
1. In an automatic call distributor having a multiport switch controlled by a central control unit for interconnecting telephonic calls received from external telephonic units of an external telephonic public switching network with internal telephonic units and for interconnecting telephonic calls from other internal telephonic units coupled with the call distributor, the improvement being a telephonic call holding system, comprising:
- means for establishing a voice path connection between an internal telephonic unit and another internal telephonic unit over one of a plurality of lines in which both the internal telephonic unit are at the automatic call distributor and are connected to the multiport switch;
means at the internal telephonic unit for placing on hold the one of a plurality of lines of the other internal telephonic unit having the voice path connection; and
means for enabling the other internal telephonic unit with the one of the plurality of lines being held to also put on hold the one of the plurality of lines being held by the internal telephonic unit.
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Abstract
An automatic call distributor (20) having a multiport switch (22) controlled by a central control unit (24) for interconnecting telephonic calls received from external telephonic units (28) of an external telephonic public switching network (30) with multiline internal telephonic units (32A-N) and for interconnecting telephonic calls from other internal telephonic units (32A-N) coupled with the call distributor (20), with a telephonic call holding system (25) for removing a hold placed on one of a plurality of lines representative of line keys (44A, 44B, 44C) of a multiline internal telephonic unit (32A) and for causing the central control unit (24) to automatically place another hold on another line of the internal telephonic unit (32A) in response to receipt of a signal from a basic rate line circuit (36) upon actuation of a key at the internal telephonic unit (32A) to remove the hold placed on the one of the plurality of lines representative of line keys (44A, 44B, 44C) of the internal telephonic unit (32A).
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22 Claims
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1. In an automatic call distributor having a multiport switch controlled by a central control unit for interconnecting telephonic calls received from external telephonic units of an external telephonic public switching network with internal telephonic units and for interconnecting telephonic calls from other internal telephonic units coupled with the call distributor, the improvement being a telephonic call holding system, comprising:
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means for establishing a voice path connection between an internal telephonic unit and another internal telephonic unit over one of a plurality of lines in which both the internal telephonic unit are at the automatic call distributor and are connected to the multiport switch; means at the internal telephonic unit for placing on hold the one of a plurality of lines of the other internal telephonic unit having the voice path connection; and means for enabling the other internal telephonic unit with the one of the plurality of lines being held to also put on hold the one of the plurality of lines being held by the internal telephonic unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a automatic call distributor having a multiport switch controlled by a central control unit for interconnecting telephonic calls received from external telephonic units of an external telephonic public switching network with internal telephonic units and for interconnecting telephonic calls received from other internal telephonic units coupled with the call distributor, the improvement being a telephonic call holding system, comprising:
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means for placing a hole on one of a plurality of lines of one internal telephonic unit in which the one internal telephonic unit is at the automatic call distributor and connected to the multiport switch means for removing the hold placed on the one of the plurality of lines of the one internal telephonic unit; and means responsive to removing the hold placed on the one of the plurality of lines of the one internal telephonic unit for automatically placing another hold on another line of the one internal telephonic unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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