Unique ring caller ID
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1. A system for suppressing ring signal pulses on a telephone line, the ring signal pulses including positive going pulses and negative going pulses, the system comprising:
- (a) means for discovering a duration and a frequency of the ring signal pulses the means for discovering including;
(i) timing means for timing widths of the positive going pulses and the negative going pulses to discover a total positive pulse time and a total negative pulse time;
(ii) counting means for counting, selectively, the positive going pulses, the negative going pulses, or both the positive and the negative going pulses to produce a pulse count; and
,(ii) calculating means for calculating the duration and the frequency from the total positive pulse time, the total negative pulse time, and the pulse count; and
,(b) attenuating means, responsive to the duration and the frequency of the ring signal pulses, for attenuating the ring signal pulses.
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A system and method for suppressing ring signal pulses on a telephone line, the system comprises: (a) determining means for determining a duration and a frequency of the ring signal pulses, and (b) attenuating means, responsive to the duration and the frequency of the ring signal pulses, for attenuating the ring signal pulses. Attenuating the ring pulses includes limiting the voltage difference between TIP and RING lines during the ring pulses to suppress the ring signal or a portion of the ring signal on each telephone connected to the same line.
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1. A system for suppressing ring signal pulses on a telephone line, the ring signal pulses including positive going pulses and negative going pulses, the system comprising:
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(a) means for discovering a duration and a frequency of the ring signal pulses the means for discovering including; (i) timing means for timing widths of the positive going pulses and the negative going pulses to discover a total positive pulse time and a total negative pulse time; (ii) counting means for counting, selectively, the positive going pulses, the negative going pulses, or both the positive and the negative going pulses to produce a pulse count; and
,(ii) calculating means for calculating the duration and the frequency from the total positive pulse time, the total negative pulse time, and the pulse count; and
,(b) attenuating means, responsive to the duration and the frequency of the ring signal pulses, for attenuating the ring signal pulses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device for determining the identity of a telephone caller by modifying a ring signal, the ring signal including ring signal pulses, the ring signal pulses including positive going pulses and negative going pulses, the device comprising:
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(a) means for discovering a duration and a frequency of the ring signal pulses, the means for discovering including; (i) timing means for timing widths of the positive going pulses and the negative going pulses to discover a total positive pulse time and a total negative pulse time; (ii) counting means for counting, selectively, the positive going pulses, the negative going pulses, or both the positive and the negative going pulses to produce a pulse count; and
,(iii) calculating means for calculating the duration and the frequency from the total positive pulse time, the total negative pulse time, and the pulse count; (b) means for decoding a caller ID packet to determine the identity of the caller; (c) a storage device for storing saved caller information, the saved caller information including caller ring cadence selections and caller identities; (d) means for selecting a unique ring cadence from the saved caller information and identity of the caller; and
,(e) attenuating means for attenuating the ring signal pulses in accordance with the unique ring cadence. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for suppressing ring signal pulses on a telephone line, the ring signal pulses including positive going pulses and negative going pulses, the method comprising:
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(a) discovering a duration and a frequency of the ring signal pulses, the discovering including; (i) timing widths of the positive going pulses and the negative going pulses to discover a total positive pulse time and a total negative pulse time; (ii) counting, selectively, the positive going pulses, the negative going pulses, or both the positive and the negative going pulses to produce a pulse count; and
,(iii) calculating the duration and the frequency from the total positive pulse time, the total negative pulse time, and the pulse count; and
,(b) attenuating the ring signal pulses, responsive to the duration and the frequency of the ring signal pulses. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for identifying a telephone caller by modifying a ring signal, the ring signal including ring signal pulses, the ring signal pulses including positive going pulses and negative going pulses, the method comprising:
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(a) discovering a duration and a frequency of the ring signal pulses, the discovering including; (i) timing widths of the positive going pulses and the negative going pulses to discover a total positive pulse time and a total negative pulse time; (ii) counting, selectively, the positive going pulses, the negative going pulses, or both the positive and the negative going pulses to produce a pulse count; and
,(iii) calculating the duration and the frequency from the total positive pulse time, the total negative pulse time, and the pulse count; (b) decoding a caller ID packet to determine the identity of the caller; (c) selecting a unique ring cadence from the identity of the caller and saved caller information; and
,(d) attenuating the ring signal pulses in accordance with the unique ring cadence. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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