Telephone headset on-line indicator
OwnerMichael Krasikinventor
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Abstract
A telephone headset on-line indicator uses a light emitting diode located on a boom of a headset to indicate that the user is on-line with another telephone. Circuits are described for use with use with conventional telephones, electronic telephones and PBX telephone base units.
Claims13
A telephone headset on-line indicator for use with a telephone of the type having a base unit connected to the headset by two transmitting lines and two receiving lines, comprising:
- a boom having a mouthpiece for positioning the mouthpiece adjacent to the mouth of a user, and also having a light emitting device for visually indicating to others that the telephone base unit is in an on-line condition;
- an ear piece connected to the boom for positioning by the boom adjacent to one of the user's ears;
- support means, connected to the ear piece for supporting the boom and ear piece on the user's head;
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- electronic means, electrically associated with the light emitting device for sensing from the two transmitting lines only, when the base unit is in the on-line condition and for illuminating the light emitting device when the on-line condition is sensed.
A telephone headset on-line indicator for use with a PBX telephone of the type having a base unit connected to the headset by electrical lines, comprising:
- a boom having a mouthpiece for positioning the mouthpiece adjacent to the mouth of a user, and also having a first light emitting device for visually indicating to others that the telephone base unit is in an on-line condition;
- an ear piece connected to the boom for positioning the ear piece adjacent to one of the user's ears;
- a support means connected to the ear piece for supporting the boom and ear piece on the user's head;
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- first electronic means, electrically associated with the light emitting device for sensing when the base unit is in the on-line condition and for illuminating the first light emitting device when the on-line condition is sensed.
A method for indicating when a telephone is in an on-line condition, comprising the steps of:
- providing a telephone headset with a light emitting device in the vicinity of a boom of the headset;
- electronically sensing when the telephone is in an on-line condition;
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- illuminating the light emitting device when the on-line condition is sensed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.