Voice services equipment
First Claim
1. A voice services equipment comprising a voice services module having a plurality of audio ports and being operable to generate an interactive control signal in response to programming of the voice services module, and switching means responsive to said interactive control signal from said voice services module to provide a selectable switching function between said audio ports, a plurality of dedicated incoming line connections from a telephone network for receiving only incoming calls from the network, and a plurality of dedicated outgoing line connections to the telephone network for placing only outgoing calls to the network, such that the selectable switching function is between a selected combination of the dedicated line connections and said voice services module to provide a two-way connection between the following:
- (i) one of the dedicated incoming line connections and one of the audio ports, (ii) one of the dedicated incoming line connections and one of the dedicated outgoing line connections, and (iii) one of the audio ports and one of the dedicated outgoing line connections, and to provide a three-way connection between one of the dedicated incoming line connections, one of the dedicated outgoing line connections and one of the audio ports, and wherein the number of dedicated incoming line connections is the same as the number of audio ports in the voice services module, and the number of dedicated outgoing connections is no greater than the number of dedicated incoming line connections.
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Abstract
A voice services equipment includes a voice services module with a plurality of audio ports and a switching device responsive to an interactive control signal from a call control processor of the module to provide a selectable switching function between the audio ports of the module and a plurality of connections to a telephone network. The VSE is user programmable and includes a plurality of connections for incoming calls via an interface and a plurality of connections for outgoing calls via an interface. The switching device can switch between selected combinations of incoming call connections, outgoing call connections and the audio ports of the module. The switching device can thus connect a caller to a called party via the incoming and outgoing connections, and keep monitoring the call for billing purposes or in order to provide a follow-on call.
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1. A voice services equipment comprising a voice services module having a plurality of audio ports and being operable to generate an interactive control signal in response to programming of the voice services module, and switching means responsive to said interactive control signal from said voice services module to provide a selectable switching function between said audio ports, a plurality of dedicated incoming line connections from a telephone network for receiving only incoming calls from the network, and a plurality of dedicated outgoing line connections to the telephone network for placing only outgoing calls to the network, such that the selectable switching function is between a selected combination of the dedicated line connections and said voice services module to provide a two-way connection between the following:
- (i) one of the dedicated incoming line connections and one of the audio ports, (ii) one of the dedicated incoming line connections and one of the dedicated outgoing line connections, and (iii) one of the audio ports and one of the dedicated outgoing line connections, and to provide a three-way connection between one of the dedicated incoming line connections, one of the dedicated outgoing line connections and one of the audio ports, and wherein the number of dedicated incoming line connections is the same as the number of audio ports in the voice services module, and the number of dedicated outgoing connections is no greater than the number of dedicated incoming line connections.
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