Patent ID: 6665381
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A self-contained device for using a single telephone line to receive telephone calls and facsimiles for transmission respectively to a telephone/answering machine and a facsimile machine while being simultaneously connectable to the Internet by a computer having a modem, said device comprising:a) a single housing; b) a facsimile jack; c) a telephone/answering machine jack; d) a modem jack; e) a telephone line jack; and f) a microprocessor; wherein said single housing has a wall; wherein said facsimile jack is on the wall of the single housing; wherein said facsimile jack is for connecting to the facsimile machine; wherein said telephone/answering machine jack is on the wall of the single housing; wherein said telephone/answering machine jack is for connecting to the telephone/answering machine; wherein said modem jack is on the wall of the single housing; wherein said modem jack is for connecting to the computer; wherein said telephone line jack is on the wall of the single housing; wherein said telephone line jack is for connecting to a telephone outlet; wherein said micro-processor is contained in said single housing; wherein said micro-processor makes most of the functional decisions; wherein said control relays include a first control relay; wherein said control relays include a second control relay; wherein said control relays include a third control relay; wherein said control relays include a fourth control relay; wherein said first control relay is a DPDT telephone approved relay; wherein said first control relay has a normally closed relaxed position; wherein said first control relay has an actuated position when a call waiting tone has been successfully detected; wherein said first control relay, when in said relaxed position thereof, connects the computer to the telephone line; wherein said first control relay, when in said actuated position thereof, disconnects the computer from the telephone line and places a load to the telephone line for a short time so that any call-waiting-ID device which may be connected can read data of the telephone line without being interfered with by noise from the modem of the computer; wherein said fourth control relay is a DPDT telephone approved relay; wherein said fourth control relay has a normally closed relaxed position; wherein said fourth control relay has an actuated position wherein said fourth control relay, when in said normally closed relaxed position thereof, connects the computer to the telephone line; and wherein said fourth control relay, when in said actuated position thereof, disconnects the computer from the telephone line and places the computer on hold by applying ground and voltage to the modem of the computer causing the modem of the computer to remain connected, and without said fourth control relay, the computer would detect no on-line state and quickly disconnect said fourth control relay extending wait time of the computer for a user to finish talking when a call is received.