Telephone apparatus with recording of phone conversations on massive storage
DCFirst Claim
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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Abstract
A telephone apparatus for providing service to a plurality of telephones located at a particular facility, and with the capability of controlling the connection of calls to such telephones as well as recording selected phone conversations. In particular, control of call connection is accomplisued with access control data that is phone-related and PIN number-related. Phone-related data activates the telephone based on, for example, its location in the facility, time of day and day of the week. PIN number-related data allows access to the phone depending on data associated with the caller to whom a unique PIN number has been assigned. The recording of conversations is controllable based on a comparison of call-related data, particular to the call being attempted, with stored recording control data that may also be phone-related and/or PIN number-related.
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24 Claims
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1. A telephone apparatus for connecting telephones located at a facility with a public switched telephone network (PSTN), comprising:
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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 office when 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A telephone apparatus for connecting telephones located at a facility with a public switched telephone network (PSTN), comprising:
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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 in accordance with said access control data; a computerized central office located remotely from said facility; a computerized recording system located at said facility; and means for connecting said phone system with said central office to communicate completed call data, pertaining to all calls that were connected when one of the telephones was connected by said switching means to the PSTN, from said phone system to the central office. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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