Telephone Communication System and Method of Using

摘要

A telephone communication system has at least two telephones and each telephone may be placed in activated mode or in the alternative, stand-by mode such that in stand-by mode a phone is incapable of making or receiving a call until or unless switched to active mode. The system includes a switch configured to activate one of the telephone to be an active mode telephone such that all remaining telephones are on standby mode prior to making an outgoing call or taking an incoming call. The system is configured such that a standby telephone may be switched to active mode during a telephone call on-the-fly.

主权项

1. A telephone communication system comprising:
a group of N telephones where N is at least two, each of said N telephones configured to be placed in activated mode and alternatively in stand-by mode such that in stand-by mode a telephone is incapable of placing or receiving a call unless switched to active mode; each of said N telephones associated with a switch; said switch configured to activate one of said N telephones to be an active mode telephone such that all remaining N−1 telephones are on standby mode prior to making an outgoing call or taking an incoming call; and at least one of said standby telephones configured such that it may be switched to active mode during a telephone call.