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User programmable personal call manager

  • US 5,768,356 A
  • Filed: 02/20/1996
  • Issued: 06/16/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A programmable personal call manager comprising:

  • at least one extension port;

    a plain old telephone system (POTS) telephone trunk line port wherein said POTS telephone trunk line port is connectable to a POTS telephone line;

    a programmable switch matrix comprising;

    a plurality of switch matrix input lines wherein said at least one extension port and said POTS telephone trunk line port are each coupled to a different one of said plurality of switch matrix input lines; and

    a plurality of switch matrix output lines wherein said at least one extension port and said POTS telephone trunk line port are each coupled to a different one of said plurality of switch matrix output lines and further wherein each output line in said plurality of switch matrix output lines is programmably connectable to and disconnectable from each input line in said plurality of switch matrix input lines; and

    a programmable controller coupled to said programmable switch matrix wherein said programmable controller programmably configures said programmable switch matrix to establish a connection between said switch matrix input line coupled to said POTS trunk line port and one of (a) said switch matrix output line coupled to said at least one of extension port and in turn to a local extension connected to said at least one extension port and (b) said switch matrix output line coupled to said POTS telephone trunk line port and in turn to a remote extension using a central office three-way call.

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