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7505573 Inmate called party prepaid card method and system  
A system for enabling an inmate to make a telephone call to a called party telephone located outside of a correctional facility includes a facility network having inmate and prepaid platforms...
7397907 Multi-function general purpose transceiver  
The present invention is generally directed to a system and associated method for communicating information to a predetermined location. The system includes a transmitter disposed at a first...
7088808 Network access pay telephone and conversion kit  
A kit for converting an existing pay telephone to additionally provide computer network access includes an upper housing unit that latches to a lower housing of the existing telephone, and a...
6952872 Method for reducing stress on the multi-conductor cable  
The object of this invention is to provide an improved connection between a TTY keypad and an emergency call box. This is accomplished by lengthening and re-routing the multi-conductor ribbon cable...
6850607 Intelligent vending system and method  
An intelligent vending system such as a pay telephone provides local/remote diagnostics, fraud prevention, capability of facilitating local coin overtime operation, complete cash box accounting,...
6707896 Public telephone with and method for cash payment function  
A public telephone with a cash payment function is connected to a server of a banking agency through a telephone network and verifies whether a card, such as a credit card, inserted by a user is...
6574320 Coin release mechanism of payphone  
A payphone coin release device includes a base plate fixed inside the payphone casing and having a pivotal pin extending therefrom to rotatably support thereon a driven link having two opposite...
6320946 Information payphone  
A payphone or coin-operated telephone that functions as an information transmittal device that dispenses user-selected information audibly to the user via the speaker in the payphone handset. A...
6317496 Telephone keypad guard  
This invention is a guard for preventing the vandalism of the keypad of a telephone. If the telephone is a pay telephone, the invention further prevents, thus preventing entry into the telephone...
6304643 Pay phone deposit method for limiting overpayment by a customer  
A method for limiting overpayment at a coin-operated telephone is disclosed. According to the method, a customer may initiate a call by first depositing a plurality of coins and then dialing the...
6301344 Intelligent public telephone system and method  
An intelligent pay telephone provides local/remote diagnostics, fraudulent call prevention, capability of facilitating local coin overtime operation, complete cash box accounting, and call detail...
6292656 Method of jetting up a call using a wireless prepaid platform integration with SS7 ISUP interface  
Telecommunications networks for originating and terminating calls are described to include a wireless enhanced service platform coupled to a home location register database and a prepaid platform...
6278768 Portable fixture for simulating and testing payphones  
Disclosed is a portable fixture which can be employed in simulating and testing the various functions of a conventional payphone. In general terms, the fixture includes an umbilical cord which can...
6163603 Coin escrow apparatus with relay switch contact simulator  
A coin escrow apparatus for use with a pay telephone includes a housing defining a coin hopper, a coin acceptance chute, and a coin return chute. The apparatus also includes a door mounted within...
6118860 Public communications services vending method and apparatus  
An apparatus and method for vending public communications services. The apparatus includes a telephone, a multimedia terminal, and a payment receiver for receiving an authorization to accept...
6052453 Coin operated telephone auditor  
A low-power, integrated coin acceptor for a payphone containing audit circuitry is described. The integrated coin acceptor connects to the telephone tip, ring and ground lines and connects to a...
6047173 Call box with keyboard communication  
A keyboard and attached interface for a conventional call box is disclosed. The interface constitutes an interrupt between the cellular telephone handset and cellular transceiver which is activated...
6038298 Lower casing structure of payphone  
A lower casing structure of a payphone is disclosed, including an outer casing member fit over the lower portion of the payphone and having threaded rods fixed thereon, a reinforcement plate having...
6014433 Dynamic escrow type detection system  
An escrow unit is an electromechanical device used to collect or return coins deposited in a pay telephone. An escrow management system 10 for use in controlling a pay telephone escrow unit 26 is...
5960072 Method and apparatus for altering the access format of telephone calls  
A telephone system and method of operation are disclosed which use a microprocessor control system (10), a speech generator (34) and speech memory (46) to automatically place calls without the need...
5949863 Coin operated telephone auditor  
A low-power, integrated coin acceptor for a payphone containing audit circuitry is described. The integrated coin acceptor connects to the telephone tip, ring and ground lines and connects to a...
5912955 Method and apparatus for management of remotely-deployed stations  
Methods and systems are disclosed for the management of a remotely-deployed unit such as, for example, a telephone station. A local station revenue signal generated at the remote station...
5881141 Data communication circuit and method using telephone system  
A pay phone capable of establishing data communications between a notebook computer and a remote communication device over a telephone line as well as voice communications between a telephone...
5818916 Method and apparatus for preventing return dial tone fraud in a cellular paystation  
A cellular paystation system has a transceiver, paystation and an interface. The cellular paystation system operates to prevent return dial tone fraud by providing from the interface a first dial...
5793851 Pay telephone communication system  
A telephone communication system having a plurality of pay telephones operatively connected to a local telephone carrier, which in turn, is connected to a long distance carrier. The pay telephones...
5787158 Smart bucket  
Apparatuses and methods immediately alert a telephone company or other owner/host or operator of a payphone that a vandalizing stuffing has occurred, thereby enabling it or him or her promptly to...
5748721 Handicap telephone with associated booth  
A handicap telephone including a phone housing having a pair of speakers situated distant therefrom for emitting audio signals; and a phone panel positioned on the phone housing including a numeric...
5555296 Pay telephone stand  
An upright stand is provided for a coin-operated machine, such as a coin-operated telephone. The stand employs a base firmly attached to an underlying support from which a column having vertical...
5524143 Anti-stuffing coin realigner  
A mechanism prevents explosion damage to coin pay telephones by providing an almost horizontal offset in the coin path so that a wad of paper cannot be moved by the weight of subsequently inserted...
5509057 Telephone body guard armor  
A telephone is secured against vandalism by a double layer face plate or assemblage of tough materials. The assemblage consists of an outer plate covering most of the front of a telephone upper...
5488656 Face plate with ad frames for coin operated telephone boxes  
An improved outer face plate for the principal section of a coin operated telephone unit. The face plate includes at least one external frame member affixed to the face plate proximate one side of...
5483583 Pay phone  
A coin transmission control mechanism for a pay phone, including a plurality of projecting rods and slots below the projecting rods, a control plate connected to the projecting rods and having an...
5483582 Applications platform for a telephone system gateway interface  
A system is disclosed for providing enhanced call service and call routing functions from a centralized location on a telephone network line through gateway connections to service providers. A...
5448628 Public telephone system  
A public telephone system includes a plurality of public telephone sets and a center apparatus. Each public telephone set includes a memory for storing a current tariff table used in the speech...
5420915 Apparatus for instruction in use of telephone  
A portable apparatus for demonstrating the operation of one or more telephones by simulating an active telephone line in which a ring tone generator (74), busy tone generator (72), dial tone...
5410590 Monitoring system for remote devices  
Apparatus for auditing the usage and indicating the status of a remote coin telephone system to a central computer via a telephone line. The apparatus comprises a power conversion and supply...
5392343 On demand language interpretation in a telecommunications system  
Easily accessed and widely available language interpretation services are provided in a public switched telephone network by a common platform adjunct which automatically connects an interpretation...
5373552 Tone Burst Generator  
A tone burst generator where a continuous tone voltage is applied across two series-connected semiconductor switches each having an ON state and an OFF state. A first control circuit controls the...
5361297 Method and apparatus for providing answer supervision and an autonomous pay telephone incorporating the same  
A method and apparatus for telephone call answer supervision, capable of detecting the completion of both national and international calls, which employ different answer confirmation formats, and...
5359643 Telecommunications device with simplified calling procedures  
A telephone call is conveniently placed between a telecommunications device and a central office. A first plurality of signals representing a telephone dialing digit not including "0", followed by...
5353335 Multilingual prepaid telephone system  
A prepaid telephone system having multilingual capabilities is provided in a public switched telephone network. A telephone user buys a predetermined amount of service beforehand and receives a...
5333174 Communication system using movable radio terminals  
A system according to the present invention comprises a telephone switchboard 20 and first coupling distributors 17-19, which are arranged in a central telephone exchange 13, second coupling...
5315645 Communication apparatus utilizing digital optical signals  
Communication apparatus using baseband, digitally formatted optical signals provides an infrared optical communication link between a terminal unit and station unit. Pulse width modulation or...
5311582 Integrated cocot and regulated paystation telephone system  
An integrated customer owned coin operated telephone (COCOT) and regulated paystation telephone system permits the functionality of the paystation to be remotely programmed, in order to increase...
5309498 Maintenance unit for modular public telephone  
Maintenance unit for modular public telephone, the unit being made up based on a microprocessor, a block for communication with the modular telephone, a rotating switch to take measurements and a...
5305374 Enhanced terminal telecommunications system  
Telephone communication apparatus permits an individual, while using a telephone, to select the language which both will be utilized in all messages given to the individual by the telephone and...
5301229 Adjustable height pedestal for public and coin telephones  
An adjustable height mounting pedestal (10) for public or coin telephones (18) comprises a tubular upright post (12) having a plurality of arrangements of mounting holes (80) corresponding to...
5272747 Mobile pay telephone system  
A mobile telephone system for public transportation vehicle, such as trains, cabs, etc., provides passengers with a wide variety of public services presently not available in any other system. Such...
5218633 Enhanced access to telecommunications network  
A public pay telephone station constructed to accept user carried media which may be in the form of CD disks which are capable of storing a variety of data or information for interacting with the...
5187739 Answer supervision circuit for paystation telephone with non-muted microphone  
A call progress circuit for both a customer owned, coin operated telephone and a regulated telephone is provided that does not mute the paystation's transmitter, so that voice signals from the...
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