Logging tap for digital telephone lines

• US 6,608,894 B1
• Filed: 01/24/2000
• Issued: 08/19/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Manuel Armenta
• Original Assignee: Manuel Armenta
• Inventors: Armenta, Manuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Deane, Jr., William J.
• Application Number:
  US09/490,953
• Time in Patent Office: 1,303 Days
• Field of Search: 379/231, 379/229, 379/230, 379/232, 439/638, 439/709, 439/650, 439/651, 439/571
• US Class Current: 379/231
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/16 for telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/242 the contact members being plates having a single slot
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/656 for recording conversations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2218 Call detail recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42221 Conversation recording systems at the subscriber's set H04M1/656

Abstract

The logging tap disclosed and claimed herein provides for the direct connection of a plurality decoder units having a plurality of digital-to-analog converter inputs to a plurality of digital telephone signal lines in telephone logging applications without requiring a separate wide band, shielded cable from the bridging tap device to the decoder unit. The logging tap comprises a decoder unit supported on a planar substrate and having a plurality of digital-to-analog converters, an input terminal for coupling each of the input digital telephone signals to a corresponding DAC circuit and an output terminal for coupling the output analog signal of the corresponding DAC circuit to a recording device; A type 66 block is provided for bridging at least one of the plurality of digital telephone lines coupling a PBX to a subscriber'"'"'s digital telephone devices. An adapter is provided for connecting each of the ID pins of the first row of the type 66 block to a corresponding input terminal of the DAC circuit and each of the ID pins of the second row of the type 66 block to a corresponding output terminal of the DAC circuit.

Claims

1. A logging tap for direct connection of a plurality of digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuits to a plurality of digital telephone signal lines in logging applications, comprising:

a decoder unit comprising a plurality of said DAC circuits, each said DAC circuit having an input terminal for receiving a digital telephone signal and an output terminal for transmitting an analog telephone signal to a logging device, said DAC circuits and said input and output terminals disposed on a planar substrate;

a type 66 block having first and second rows of insulation displacement (ID) pins disposed as circuit pairs in each said first and second row, wherein a circuit pair of said first row provides for bridging at least one of a plurality of said digital telephone lines coupling a PBX to one of a plurality of a subscriber'"'"'s digital telephone devices and wherein a circuit pair of said second row provides for coupling said analog telephone signal to said logging device;

an adapter having a first plurality of extension terminals for coupling said plurality of input terminals of said decoder unit to said type 66 block wherein each said ID pin of said first row of circuit pairs of said type 66 block is connected via one of said extension terminals to a corresponding said input terminal of a corresponding DAC circuit and having a second plurality of extension terminals for coupling said plurality of output terminals of said decoder unit to said type 66 block wherein each said ID pin of said second row of circuit pairs of said type 66 block is connected via one of said extension terminals to a corresponding said output terminal of said corresponding DAC circuit.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said decoder unit further comprises:

a controller operating under control of a program and operatively coupled to said plurality of DAC circuits for performing status and control of said logging applications;

a signal generator for generating DTMF tones for signaling control instructions; and

a communication port for loading and revising said program.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said logging device comprises a voice band recorder.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said planar substrate comprises a printed circuit board.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said ID pins comprise a Y-connector terminal.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each said first and second plurality of terminals comprises a spring tension terminal strip having through hole solder pins for coupling respectively between said ID pins of said 66 block and said input terminals and output terminals of aid decoder unit.