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Apparatus for indicating caller availability

  • US 6,738,460 B1
  • Filed: 07/10/2002
  • Issued: 05/18/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A caller identification availability apparatus for use by a caller within a select group, comprising:

  • a housing having a front, rear, top, bottom, and two opposite sides, said housing having two standard telephone jacks, a first jack adapted to receive a telephone line connected to an external telephone outlet connected to a telephone network, and a second lack adapted to receive a telephone line connected to a telephone, said housing having a power input jack adapted to receive electrical power from a power source;

    a display on said housing front, said display being comprised of a plurality of subdisplays, said display having a upper portion, middle portion, lower portion, left side portion and right side portion;

    wherein said plurality of subdisplays are comprised of;

    a time and date subdisplay adapted to display a current time and date, said time and date display being positioned centrally in the display upper portion near the housing top;

    a personal subdisplay adapted to indicate a user'"'"'s name, said personal subdisplay being positioned below the time and date subdisplay;

    a select group caller strip subdisplay adapted to show a select group caller name, a select group caller'"'"'s telephone number, and a select group caller'"'"'s time of day, said select group caller strip subdisplay being positioned beneath the personal subdisplay;

    a strip subdisplay adapted to show a caller identification of anyone calling the user, said caller identification strip subdisplay being positioned in the display middle portion beneath said select group caller strip subdisplay; and

    a pager subdisplay adapted to display a brief message from a select group caller, said pager subdisplay being positioned in the display lower portion;

    a plurality of lights on said display, said lights adapted to indicate a status for a select subdisplay; and

    a plurality of control function buttons on said display, said control function buttons adapted for indicating and controlling a plurality of apparatus functions.

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