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The Bell system speakerphone

Clemency et al., 1957

Document ID
10881453863585657658
Author
Clemency W
Romanow F
Rose A
Publication year
Publication venue
Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics

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The Bell System Speakerphone provides hands-free telephony. It permits the telephone customer to receive over a loudspeaker and to transmit over a microphone located a convenient distance away. The techniques and components employed in the design of the …
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    • H04M1/6033Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers; Analogous equipment at exchanges including speech amplifiers for providing handsfree use or a loudspeaker mode in telephone sets
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