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Telephone apparatus with recording of phone conversations on massive storage

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  • US 6,052,454 A
  • Filed: 01/16/1996
  • Issued: 04/18/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A telephone apparatus for connecting telephones located at a facility with a public switched telephone network (PSTN), comprising:

  • a phone system located at the facility, including switching means for connecting the telephones with the PSTN;

    circuit means for providing access control data which includes phone-related data and PIN (personal identification number) number-related data;

    control means for actuating the switching means;

    a computerized central office located remotely from said facility; and

    means responsive to said circuit means for communicating said access control data to said central officewhen one of the telephones is taken off-hook, and said central office includes means for validating an attempted call based on said access control data and, as a result, providing an output signal to the control means to actuate said switching means so that the one telephone making the attempted call can be connected to the PSTN.

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