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US3226479A
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Tandem toll adapter circuit
Assignee: Automatic Electric Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1962-12-28
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Granted: 1965-12-28
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Expires: 1982-12-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Willard A Rust
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 09:53
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M15/00; H04M15/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
277 words
IN AN AUTOMATIC TOLL TICKETING TELEPHONE SYSTEM SERVING SUBSCRIBERS IN A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED EXCHANGES, CALL EXTENDING CIRCUITS, AND TRUNK LINES INTERCONNECTING SAID EXCHANGES, A FIRST EXCHANGE HAVING A RECORDING TRUNK EQUIPMENT OPERATED TO TICKET INTER-EXCHANGE CALLS AND A CALLING SUBSCRIBER STATION INCLUDING OUTPULSING MEANS TO ACCESS OPERATED TO CONTROL SAID CALL EXTENDING MEANS TO ACCESS SAID RECORDING TRUNK EQUIPMENT AND EXTEND AN ORIGINATING CALL; A SECOND EXCHANGE WITH TOLL TICKETING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING, A TICKETER, AND ROUTING MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE EXTENSION OF A CALL COMPRISNG A TRANSLATOR, A SENDER AND A TICKETER SELECTOR, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID TRUNK LINES CONNECTING SAID FIRST EXCHANGE RECORDING TRUNK AND SAID SECOND EXCHANGE; AN ADAPTER CIRCUIT IN SAID EXCHANGE, SAID ONE TRUNK LINE TERMINATING AT SAID SECOND EXCHANGE IN SAID ADAPTER CIRCUIT, A TICKETER ACCESS MEANS IN SAID ADAPTER, AN INTERTOLL SELECTOR CONNECTED TO SAID ADAPTER CIRCUIT, AND A TRANSFER RELAY, SAID TICKETER ACCESS MEANS AND SAID TRANSFER RELAY OPERATED UPON SEIZURE OF SAID ADAPTER CIRCUIT FROM SAID RECORDING TRUNK EQUIPMENT, SAID TRANSFER RELAY''S CONTACTS CONNECTED TO TRANSFER SAID TICKETER''S OUTGOING TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL LEADS FROM SAID TICKETER SELECTOR TO SAID INTERTOLL SELECTOR VIA SAID ADAPTER CIRCUIT, SAID ADAPTER CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND EXCHANGE TICKETER; SAID TICKETER, TRANSLATOR AND SENDER COMBINATION OPERATED BY SAID FIRST STATION''S OUTPULSING MEANS TO FURTHER OUTPULSE TO SAID INTERTOLL SELECTOR AND A SELECTED OUTGOING TRUNK VIA SAID TRANSFER RELAY CONTACTS, FIRT RELAY MEANS OPERATED UPON COMPLETION OF OUTPULSING TO RELEASE SAID TRANSFER RELAY TO RECONNECT SAID TICKETER TO SAID TICKETER SELECTOR, OTHER MEANS THEREAFTER OPERATED TO RELEASE SAID SECOND EXCHANGE TICKETER, WHEREBY SAID SECOND EXCHANGE TICKETER IS PREVENTED FROM COMPLETING A TICKETING OPERATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
277 words
IN AN AUTOMATIC TOLL TICKETING TELEPHONE SYSTEM SERVING SUBSCRIBERS IN A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED EXCHANGES, CALL EXTENDING CIRCUITS, AND TRUNK LINES INTERCONNECTING SAID EXCHANGES, A FIRST EXCHANGE HAVING A RECORDING TRUNK EQUIPMENT OPERATED TO TICKET INTER-EXCHANGE CALLS AND A CALLING SUBSCRIBER STATION INCLUDING OUTPULSING MEANS TO ACCESS OPERATED TO CONTROL SAID CALL EXTENDING MEANS TO ACCESS SAID RECORDING TRUNK EQUIPMENT AND EXTEND AN ORIGINATING CALL; A SECOND EXCHANGE WITH TOLL TICKETING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING, A TICKETER, AND ROUTING MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE EXTENSION OF A CALL COMPRISNG A TRANSLATOR, A SENDER AND A TICKETER SELECTOR, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID TRUNK LINES CONNECTING SAID FIRST EXCHANGE RECORDING TRUNK AND SAID SECOND EXCHANGE; AN ADAPTER CIRCUIT IN SAID EXCHANGE, SAID ONE TRUNK LINE TERMINATING AT SAID SECOND EXCHANGE IN SAID ADAPTER CIRCUIT, A TICKETER ACCESS MEANS IN SAID ADAPTER, AN INTERTOLL SELECTOR CONNECTED TO SAID ADAPTER CIRCUIT, AND A TRANSFER RELAY, SAID TICKETER ACCESS MEANS AND SAID TRANSFER RELAY OPERATED UPON SEIZURE OF SAID ADAPTER CIRCUIT FROM SAID RECORDING TRUNK EQUIPMENT, SAID TRANSFER RELAY''S CONTACTS CONNECTED TO TRANSFER SAID TICKETER''S OUTGOING TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL LEADS FROM SAID TICKETER SELECTOR TO SAID INTERTOLL SELECTOR VIA SAID ADAPTER CIRCUIT, SAID ADAPTER CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND EXCHANGE TICKETER; SAID TICKETER, TRANSLATOR AND SENDER COMBINATION OPERATED BY SAID FIRST STATION''S OUTPULSING MEANS TO FURTHER OUTPULSE TO SAID INTERTOLL SELECTOR AND A SELECTED OUTGOING TRUNK VIA SAID TRANSFER RELAY CONTACTS, FIRT RELAY MEANS OPERATED UPON COMPLETION OF OUTPULSING TO RELEASE SAID TRANSFER RELAY TO RECONNECT SAID TICKETER TO SAID TICKETER SELECTOR, OTHER MEANS THEREAFTER OPERATED TO RELEASE SAID SECOND EXCHANGE TICKETER, WHEREBY SAID SECOND EXCHANGE TICKETER IS PREVENTED FROM COMPLETING A TICKETING OPERATION.
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