Abstract:
A telephone device 100, integrated with a telephone or as a telephone add-on device, improves receipt and processing of network information such as Caller ID from conventional telephone networks. A comparator 103 decodes incoming Frequency Shifted Keying (FSK) signals by transforming transform the FSK signal into a square wave signal with corresponding periodic pulse widths. The transformed signal is sent to a microcontroller 105. The microcontroller is preprogrammed to further decode the transformed signal to obtain digital data representative of Caller ID information. Multiple devices connected to the same telephone line 410 may receive off-hook Caller ID simultaneously by selective disablement of an acknowledgment tone transmission through use of a switch 440. Configurable function keys 471 on a user interface 430 controls other network services, such as voice mail, regardless of different command code formats utilized by various network service providers. By grouping and selecting network service command codes, a user can automatically configure a telephone device to interact with the selected network service provider.
Abstract:
An improved structure for the connector of a coaxial cable ensures that there are multiple contact points between the contact component and the central wire of the coaxial cable. The connector has holes on the top and bottom of the two ends of the contact component. The material of the holes is punched inward but is not removed from the tube forming the contact component such that a pair of inclined planes extend toward the interior of each end of the tube. One pair of insulation components which slip on the inside of the connector body join with one end of the contact component to fix and to support the contact component in order to increase the quality of transmission. The connector can be used in a specific range of central wire for cable that allows larger current flows, therefore being suitable for use in a combination of TV and telephone as well as with the current cable TV system.
Abstract:
A computer system which has a display memory for storing information to be presented on an output display, and a full screen bitmapped window identification memory for storing information regarding window position on an output display, and uses circuitry for comparing incoming information with information stored in the window identification memory to determine whether the incoming information should appear in a particular window of the output display, and also includes a second full screen bitmapped memory normally utilized for storing information indicative of other than window position on an output display and utilizes circuitry for selectively storing information in the second memory regarding window position on the output display when additional windows are required.