Patrick A Toole

US Patent:

8284927, Oct 9, 2012

Filed:

Sep 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/861660

Inventors:

Christopher Chu - Lakewood CO, US
Brijen Doshi - Thornton CO, US
Paul Roller Michaelis - Louisville CO, US
D. Michael Overmyer - Golden CO, US
Chandra Ravipati - Thornton CO, US
Michael J. Thomas - Denver CO, US
Patrick Toole - Boulder CO, US
Dongliang Wang - Thornton CO, US

Assignee:

Avaya Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04M 1/80
H04M 3/428

US Classification:

379393, 379162, 37920101, 4554141, 4555501

Abstract:

A telephone is provided with a port for disconnectably connecting an external information source, such as an MP3 player, to the telephone, and an on-hold function that operates while a call of the telephone is on hold and either presents to the telephone's user the information from the external source if the external source is connected, or presents to the user on-hold information from a telephone network if the external source is not connected, or presents silence at the user's option, irrespective of whether or not the external source is connected.