Dynamic channel selection system

Claim 2

A selecting system for selecting particular first telephone lines in an arrangement having a plurality of first and second telephone lines wherein said first telephone lines are serially connected to a respective member of said second plurality of telephone lines comprising: interface means connected to said first plurality of telephone lines for generating a signal representative of the on/off hook status of said first plurality of telephone lines; digitizing means connected to said interface means for generating a first word representative of the on/off hook status of said first plurality of telephone lines; communications means connected to said interface means for transmitting said first word over the first of said available first plurality of telephone lines, said communications means further comprising reception means for receiving a second word over the first of said available first plurality of telephone lines representative of the number of available second plurality of telephone lines; comparison means for comparing said first and second words; modifying means for modifying said first word to produce a new first word representative of the maximum number of telephone lines available at both said first and second plurality of telephone lines; and selection means for selecting said particular first telephone lines having a quantity equal to said maximum number of telephone lines available at both said first and second plurality of telephone lines.

Claim 3

A selecting system for selecting particular first telephone lines in an arrangement having a plurality of first and second telephone lines according to claim 1 wherein said selection means further comprises: dialing means for dialing a telephone number over the first of said first plurality of telephone lines.

Claim 4

A selecting system for selecting particular first telephone lines in an arrangement having a plurality of first and second telephone lines according to claim 2 wherein said selection means further comprises: signal means for indicating a connection to transmit and receive using said first plurality of telephone lines representative of said new first word.

Claim 5

A selecting system for selecting particular first telephone lines in an arrangement having a plurality of first and second telephone lines according to claim 3 wherein said selection means further comprises: re-dialing means for re-dialing said telephone number when said new first word indicates another available telephone line; and indication means for indicating that the number of telephone lines represented by said new first word are connected for transmitting and receiving purposes.

Claim 6

A selecting system for selecting particular first telephone lines in an arrangement having a plurality of first and second telephone lines according to claim 4 wherein said selection means further comprises: numerical display means for displaying the maximum number of available telephone lines.

Claim 7

A selecting system for selecting particular first and second telephone lines in an arrangement having a plurality of first and second telephone lines wherein said first telephone lines are serially connected to a respective member of said second plurality of telephone lines comprising: first sensing means for selecting first particular lines having a quantity equal to the maximum number of telephone lines available at both said first and second plurality of telephone lines; said first sensing means includes first signal means connected to said first plurality of telephone lines for generating a first signal representative of the on/off hook status of said first plurality of telephone lines; second sensing means for selecting second particular lines having a quantity equal to the maximum number of telephone lines available at both said first and second plurality of telephone lines; and said second sensing means includes second signal means connected to said second plurality of telephone lines for generating a second signal representative of the on/off hook status of said second plurality of telephone lines.

Claim 8

A selecting system for selecting particular first and second telephone lines in an arrangement having a plurality of first and second telephone lines wherein said first telephone lines are serially connected to a respective member of said second plurality of telephone lines comprising: first sensing means for selecting first particular lines having a quantity equal to the maximum number of telephone lines available at both said first and second plurality of telephone lines; said first sensing means includes first signal means connected to said first plurality of telephone lines for generating a first signal representative of the on/off hook status of said first plurality of telephone lines; second sensing means for selecting second particular lines having a quantity equal to the maximum number of telephone lines available at both said first and second plurality of telephone lines; and said second sensing means includes second signal means connected to said second plurality of telephone lines for generating a second signal representative of the on/off hook status of said second plurality of telephone lines.

Claim 9

A selecting system for selecting particular first and second telephone lines in an arrangement having a plurality of first and second telephone lines according to claim 6 further comprising: said first sensing means includes first computation means for determining the number of available first plurality of telephone lines, and first digitizing means for generating a first word representative of the number of said available first plurality of telephone lines; and said second sensing means includes second computation means for determining the number of available second plurality of telephone lines, and second digitizing means for generating a second word representative of the number of said available second plurality of telephone lines.

Claim 10

A selecting system for selecting particular first and second telephone lines in an arrangement having a plurality of first and second telephone lines according to claim 7 further comprising: said first sensing means further includes first dialing means for dialing a telephone number over the first of said first plurality of telephone lines, and first transmit means for transmitting said first word over the first of said available first plurality of telephone lines, said second sensing means further includes second dialing means for dialing a telephone number over the first of said second plurality of telephone lines, and second transmit means for transmitting said second word over the first of said available second plurality of telephone lines, said first sensing means further includes first reception means for receiving said second word over the first of said available first plurality of telephone lines, said second word being representative of the number of available second plurality of telephone lines, and first comparison means for comparing said first and second words; said second sensing means further includes second reception means for receiving said first word over the first of said available second plurality of telephone lines, said first word being representative of the number of available first plurality of telephone lines, and second comparison means for comparing said second and first words; said first sensing means further comprises first modifying means for modifying said first word to produce a new first word representative of the maximum number of telephone lines available at both said first and second plurality of telephone lines; and said second sensing means further comprises second modifying means for modifying said second word to produce a new second word representative of the maximum number of telephone lines available at both said second and first plurality of telephone lines.

Claim 11

A selecting system for selecting particular first and second telephone lines in an arrangement having a plurality of first and second telephone lines according to claim 8 further comprising: signal means for indicating a connection to transmit and receive using the number of said first and second plurality of telephone lines representative of said new first word and new second word, respectively.

Claim 12

A selecting system for selecting particular first and second telephone lines in an arrangement having a plurality of first and second telephone lines according to claim 9 further comprising: first re-dialing means for re-dialing said telephone number when said new first word indicates another available telephone line; first indication means for indicating that the number of telephone lines represented by said new first word are connected for transmitting and receiving purposes; second re-dialing means for re-dialing said telephone number when said new second word indicates another available telephone line; and second indication means for indicating that the number of telephone lines represented by said new second word are connected for transmitting and receiving purposes.

Claim 13

A selecting system for selecting particular first and second telephone lines in an arrangement having a plurality of first and second telephone lines according to claim 10 further comprising: numerical display means for displaying the maximum number of available telephone lines.