Systems for dialing an emergency telephone number from a teleworking client remotely coupled to a PBX
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1. A teleworking system utilizing the PSTN for a teleworking session, said system comprising:
- a) a teleworking server coupled to a PBX/MLTS, said PBX/MLTS being coupled to the PSTN; and
b) a remote teleworking client coupled to said teleworking server via the PSTN, said teleworking client including;
i) monitoring means for monitoring the teleworking session for the presence of dialed digits;
ii) comparison means coupled to said monitoring means for comparing the dialed digits to a predefined sequence of digits corresponding to the emergency number;
iii) session terminating means coupled to said comparison means for terminating the teleworking session;
iv) connection means coupled to said session terminating means for disconnecting the teleworking client from the PSTN and for reconnecting the client to the PSTN; and
v) a dialer coupled to said connection means for dialing the emergency number.
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Abstract
Systems for dialing an emergency telephone number from a teleworking client according to the invention include apparatus that implement the steps of detecting at a teleworking client when an emergency number is dialed, disconnecting the teleworking client from the PBX/MLTS, connecting the teleworking client to the PSTN, and dialing an associated stored number. Though the invention is described with reference to a teleworking client, it may also be applied to any other dialup network connection.
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1. A teleworking system utilizing the PSTN for a teleworking session, said system comprising:
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a) a teleworking server coupled to a PBX/MLTS, said PBX/MLTS being coupled to the PSTN; and
b) a remote teleworking client coupled to said teleworking server via the PSTN, said teleworking client including;
i) monitoring means for monitoring the teleworking session for the presence of dialed digits;
ii) comparison means coupled to said monitoring means for comparing the dialed digits to a predefined sequence of digits corresponding to the emergency number;
iii) session terminating means coupled to said comparison means for terminating the teleworking session;
iv) connection means coupled to said session terminating means for disconnecting the teleworking client from the PSTN and for reconnecting the client to the PSTN; and
v) a dialer coupled to said connection means for dialing the emergency number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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