DESCRIPTION

• Incoming call rings
• Computer answers with "good morning! please enter the last name of the person you wish to talk to."
• Caller keys in last name of Faculty1
• Computer says, "hold the line please"
• Computer parses up to the fourth character
• Computer looks up data base to determine the Faculty1's location
• Computer calls the Faculty1's name, while allowing the calling party to hear it
• Faculty1 answers with "YES"
• Computer hears it and releases the routine
• Conversation commences

 

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• Faculty1 tells Caller to please wait
• Faculty1 flashes button
• Computer responds with a beep
• Faculty1 enters last name of Faculty2
• Faculty2 answers with "YES"
• Any number of extensions may be connected for this conference call feature
• The call is terminated when Faculty1 hangs up

   

DESCRIPTION

• Ordinary telephone extensions are connected in a "radial" configuration from the "switch"
• The system is conceptualized here is to use as few as four twisted lines, without shielding, and it goes around as a "ring" with drop-off points at each subscriber set.
• All the sets are connected in parallel.

 

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• Only those sets called by Faculty1 into a "conference call" mode will be granted access to the line
• Sets that are not specifically called by Faculty1 will hear a distinctive beep which signifies that the line is being used

 

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• Outside numbers can be accessed from any local
• Faculty1 lifts the handset and waits for a PABX dial tone
• Faculty1 hears PABX tone and dials "9"
• An outside dial tone will be given
• Faculty1 dials outside line
• If there is need for a conference call, the routine described above will be used

 

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• Faculty1 lifts the handset and waits for a PABX dial tone
• Faculty1 enters first four characters of last name of Faculty2
• The PABX System searches the data base for the location of Faculty2, or if he has a scheduled class, or if he has not logged in
• If he has logged in, the call is directed to the location where he has logged in
• If he has a scheduled class, OR if he has not logged in, the call is automatically directed to the Department Secretary

 

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• If Department Secretary knows that Faculty2 is in school, but has not logged in, or does not have a class, Secretary activates the Paging Facility
• Alternately, Faculty1 may also activate Paging Facility
• In either case, Secretary or Faculty1 enters, for example, "001" to activate Paging Facility
• PABX responds with a characteristic tone to indicate its readiness
• Secretary OR Faculty1 enters the first four letters of Faculty2's last name
• All the locals will be simultaneously activated by the PABX
• A call for Faculty2 will be issued by the PABX and will be heard at all the locals
• Faculty2 responds and is connected to talk to either, or both, the Secretary and Faculty1

 

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