US4015091A
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Telephone ringing generators
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1975-12-05
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Granted: 1977-03-29
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Expires: 1995-12-05
Abstract
Abstract A single channel carrier system for telephone service is disclosed including a remote terminal having a battery charger for charging a battery during idle periods to power the remote carrier electronics. The remote electronics include a ringing generator and supervisory circuits to implement normal telephone supervision over the carrier channel. The ringing generator is a DC-to-DC converter for stepping the battery voltage up to ringing voltage level. This high unipolar ringing voltage is then interrupted at a 20 Hz rate during the ringing portion of the ringing cycle. Simple diodes serve to isolate the unipolar ringing signals from other portions of the circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadikonda Narasimha Rao
- 👤 Rouben Toumani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:55
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M19/00; H04M19/02; H04M19/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A ringing signal generator comprising a direct current converter to provide a unipolar voltage at a magnitude to operate telephone ringers, semiconductor switching means for disabling said converter at a ringing rate, and a voltage breakdown device for blocking leakage currents through said converter when said unipolar voltage is not present.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
A ringing signal generator comprising a direct current converter to provide a unipolar voltage at a magnitude to operate telephone ringers, semiconductor switching means for disabling said converter at a ringing rate, and a voltage breakdown device for blocking leakage currents through said converter when said unipolar voltage is not present.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The ringing signal generator according to claim 1 wherein said converter includes a radio frequency oscillator, and said switching means includes means for enabling and disabling said oscillator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
The ringing signal generator according to claim 1 wherein said switching means includes a series transistor and a shunt transistor, diode means connected across and poled oppositely to the base-emitter junction of said series transistor, means for connecting the base of said series transistor to the collector of said shunt transistor, and means for enabling and disabling said shunt transistor at said ringing rate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The ringing signal generator according to claim 1 further including a switchhook detector comprising a subscriber loop current detector, and a diode for connecting said detector to a subscriber loop and poled to block said ringing voltage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The ringing signal generator according to claim 1 wherein said switching means comprises a transistor switch operated at a ringing signal rate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A ringing generator comprising a step-up transformer, a source of super audible frequency signals connected to the primary winding of said transformer, a rectifier connected to the secondary circuit of said transformer, and switching means for interrupting said super audible frequency source at a ringing rate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
A ringing generator comprising a step-up transformer, a source of super audible frequency signals connected to the primary winding of said transformer, a rectifier connected to the secondary circuit of said transformer, and switching means for interrupting said super audible frequency source at a ringing rate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The ringing generator according to claim 6 wherein said switching means is connected to enable said source of super audible frequency signals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
The ringing generator according to claim 6 wherein said switching means comprises a series and a shunt semiconductor switch connected to said rectifier, and means for applying switching control signals to said shunt switch only, whereby said series switch is automatically controlled by said shunt switch.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The ringing generator according to claim 6 further comprising a voltage breakdown device for connecting said secondary circuit to a subscriber telephone loop.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The ringing generator according to claim 8 further comprising a current detector, and diode means for connecting said current detector to said subscriber telephone loop.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
An excitation source for telephone ringers comprising a direct current voltage level converter, switching means for disabling said converter at a ringing signal rate, and means for coupling said converter to said telephone ringer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
An excitation source for telephone ringers comprising a direct current voltage level converter, switching means for disabling said converter at a ringing signal rate, and means for coupling said converter to said telephone ringer.
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