Automatic toll ticketing rate selector

Claim 1

IN A RATE SELECTION COMPUTER DEVICE FOR USE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES INPUT MEANS FOR COUPLING SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF DIFFERENT ITEMS OF INFORMATION OF A CALL THERETO INCLUDING SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF AT LEAST THE CALLING AND CALLED OFFICE CODES, CERTAIN OF WHICH ITEMS ARE REPRESENTED BY A NUMBER OF SIGNALS, A PLURALITY OF OFFICE RECOGNITION MEANS, EACH OF WHICH IS CONNECTED TO SAID INPUT MEANS TO OPERATE RESPONSIVE TO RECEIPT OF A DIFFERENT OFFICE CODE, PLACE SIGNAL MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID RECOGNITION MEANS FOR PROVIDING A DIFFERENT HOME OFFICE PLACE SIGNAL FOR EACH OF SAID OFFICES RESPONSIVE TO OPERATION OF THE CORRESPONDING OFFICE RECOGNITION MEANS, MEANS CONNECTED TO A PREDETERMINED GROUP OF SAID PLACE SIGNAL MEANS TO PROVIDE A COMMON SIGNAL RESPONSIVE TO OPERATION OF ANY ONE OF SAID GROUP, AND A RATE SELECTION MEANS WHICH IS CONNECTED TO PROVIDE A PREDETERMINED RATE INDICATION FOR CALLS BETWEEN ANY ONE OF THE OFFICES OF SAID PREDETERMINED GROUP AND AN OFFICE OF SAID PLURALITY NOT IN SAID GROUP.