Patent ID: 6466251
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
An automatic ISDN switch for connection to at least one ISDN-BRI line and a plurality of different videoconferencing locations for automatically switching the at least one ISDN-BRI line to one videoconferencing location of the plurality of different videoconferencing locations, comprising:(a) a control unit for being placed in circuit communication with each of the plurality of different videoconferencing locations, said control unit generating a location signal corresponding to a particular one videoconferencing location of the plurality of videoconferencing locations; and (b) a switch bank in circuit communication with said control unit for receiving the location signal, for being placed in circuit communication with the plurality of different videoconferencing locations, and further for being placed in circuit communication with the at least one ISDN-BRI line, said switch bank automatically switching the at least one ISDN-BRI line to the particular one videoconferencing location of the plurality of videoconferencing locations corresponding to the location signal generated by the control unit; and (c) wherein each of the plurality of different videoconferencing locations comprises an ISDN receptacle, each of said plurality of ISDN receptacles for being placed in circuit communication with said control unit; and (d) wherein said control unit generates the location signal corresponding to the particular one videoconferencing location responsive to an ISDN connector being inserted into the ISDN receptacle in the particular one videoconferencing location; and (e) wherein said control unit automatically generates the location signal corresponding to the particular one videoconferencing location responsive to an ISDN connector being inserted into the ISDN receptacle in the particular one videoconferencing location.