System for facilitating professional telephone communication

Claim 1

In combination with an existing telephone line, telephone appaatus comprising (a) means for connecting said apparatus to said existing telephone lines; (b) means for receiving the voice of a first individual utilizing said apparatus and for transmitting said voice over said telephone line; (c) a speaker for broadcasting the voice of a second individual, said voice of said second individual being carried to said telephone apparatus by said telephone line; (d) memory means for storing a telephone number; (e) dialing means for entering telephone numbers in said telephone apparatus, telephone numbers entered on said dialing means normally being transmitted by said apparatus through said telephone line; (f) circuitry means for (i) causing a telephone number entered on said dialing means to be directed to and stored in said memory means when said first individual is utilizing said speaker and receiving means to communicate with said second individual over said telephone line, (ii) detecting when said individuals have completed their conversation, and, (iii) on detecting when said individuals have completed their conversation, automatically electronically dialing over said telephone line a telephone number stored in said memory means.