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Hands free answer intercom

CA 1136785 A · Owner: Northern Telecom Limited · Inventors: Gibb, William D.; Clement, Donald E.

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Abstract of the Disclosure A hands free answer feature is provided in a key telephone system which includes an intercom lead pair for providing intercommunication between key telephone station sets and a signalling path for providing audible signals via a loudspeaker circuit in the key telephone station sets. The hands free intercom feature is provided by the addition of a hybrid circuit including first and second unidirectional signal paths for coupling a.c. signals between the intercom lead pair and the signalling lead. A d.c. control signal having first and second d.c. signal states is generated on the signalling lead in response to a ratio of amplitudes of signals in the first and …

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  • Granted November 30, 1982. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 30, 1999.
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FiledAugust 21, 1980
GrantedNovember 30, 1982
Term endedNovember 30, 1999
Patent numberCA 1136785 A
Classification (IPC)H04M3/42 +1 more

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1981198319851987198919911993199519971999Application filedAug 21, 1980Patent grantedNov 30, 1982Term endedNov 30, 1999

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