NETWORK ACCESS PAY TELEPHONE, CONVERSION, AND METHOD
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Nov 12, 2002
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Nov 28, 2002
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May 23, 2001
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May 23, 2001
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A kit for converting an existing pay telephone to additionally provide computer network access includes an upper housing unit that latches to a lower housing of the existing telephone, and a network adapter unit which includes a network computer and a control module that selectively disables a hook switch connection to a payphone electronics module of the existing payphone. A coin scanner and an escrow unit of the existing payphone are connected through the control module to the payphone electronics unit. The network computer, in combination with the control module, provides a stand by mode, a pay phone mode, and a network mode. Also disclosed are a complete network access pay telephone and a method for converting the existing payphone to add network access.
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