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Caller ID and call waiting for multiple CPES on a single telephone line
Assignee: Xylon LLC
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1996-11-12
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract In accordance with the present invention, provided is a system allowing a plurality of conforming customer premise equipment ("CCPEs") on a single telephone line to display a third party's caller information while users are communicating with a second party. One CCPE of the plurality of CCPEs is a primary CCPE, whereas the remaining CCPE(s) are secondary CCPE(s). While the users are communicating with the second party using any one or more of the CCPEs, each CCPE detects whether a CPE alerting signal ("CAS") tone has been transmitted by the central office, thereby detecting when the third party is calling. Each CCPE responds by disconnecting the CCPE's telephone from the telephone line. After all of the CCPEs are on-hook, the primary CCPE then goes off-hook and transmits a CAS acknowledgement ("CAS ACK") signal to the central office. All of the CCPEs then wait for the central office to transmit the CID information in response to the CAS ACK signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry W. Lewis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:16
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/57; H04M1/573; H04M1/71; H04M1/715; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/428
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
A method of receiving caller identification (CID) information in a telephone system having a plurality of customer premises equipments (CPEs) coupled to a single telephone line, each of the CPEs including a corresponding telephone, the method comprising the steps of: selecting one of the plurality of CPEs as a primary customer premises equipment (CPE); monitoring the single telephone line with each CPE to determine if the single telephone line is in an off-hook condition, and when the single telephone line is determined to be in an off-hook condition, then performing the following steps: monitoring the single telephone line with each CPE to detect when a CPE alerting signal (CAS) tone is received; using each CPE to disconnect the telephone corresponding to the CPE when a CAS tone is detected; monitoring the single telephone line with each CPE to determine whether the single telephone line is in an on-hook condition; if the single telephone line is determined to be in an on-hook condition, establishing an off-hook condition with the primary CPE; generating an acknowledge signal with the primary CPE and transmitting the acknowledge signal to the single telephone line; and receiving the CID information transmitted on the single telephone line with each CPE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
202 words
A method of receiving caller identification (CID) information in a telephone system having a plurality of customer premises equipments (CPEs) coupled to a single telephone line, each of the CPEs including a corresponding telephone, the method comprising the steps of: selecting one of the plurality of CPEs as a primary customer premises equipment (CPE); monitoring the single telephone line with each CPE to determine if the single telephone line is in an off-hook condition, and when the single telephone line is determined to be in an off-hook condition, then performing the following steps: monitoring the single telephone line with each CPE to detect when a CPE alerting signal (CAS) tone is received; using each CPE to disconnect the telephone corresponding to the CPE when a CAS tone is detected; monitoring the single telephone line with each CPE to determine whether the single telephone line is in an on-hook condition; if the single telephone line is determined to be in an on-hook condition, establishing an off-hook condition with the primary CPE; generating an acknowledge signal with the primary CPE and transmitting the acknowledge signal to the single telephone line; and receiving the CID information transmitted on the single telephone line with each CPE.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying the received CID information with each CPE.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: using each CPE to reconnect the telephone corresponding to the CPE after receiving the CID information; and removing the off-hook condition established by the primary CPE.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1, wherein each CPE further performs the step of determining whether the CPE is the primary CPE.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of selecting one of the plurality of CPEs as a primary CPE further comprises the step of programming one of the CPEs using jumper connections, a register, flip-flop, or memory.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of preventing each CPE from terminating the single telephone line, thereby placing each CPE in an on-hook condition when a CAS tone is detected, wherein the step of preventing is performed before the step of monitoring the single telephone line with each CPE to determine whether the single telephone line is in an on-hook condition.
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