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1. A portable phone system comprising:
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a power supply having a power line input and at least one power output, said at least one power output connected through a cable and connector to said portable phone;
said at least one power output provides power to said portable phone;
a power line networking signal coupling circuit connected to said power line input;
an output power coupling circuit connected to at least one output of said at least one power output; and
a power line networking interface connected to said power line networking signal coupling circuit adapted to receive power line networking signals from said power line input and adapted to send power line networking signals to said power line input, said power line networking interface connected to said output power coupling circuit to receive data signals from said portable phone and to send data signals to said portable phone.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a cellular or cordless phone whereby power line networking is either integrated within its base station and/or charger or added as a module that can be installed into the base station and/or charger, providing a method of transferring network data between the cellular or cordless phone and another processing element connected to the power line without any additional cables.
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40 Claims
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1. A portable phone system comprising:
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a portable phone;
a power supply having a power line input and at least one power output, said at least one power output connected through a cable and connector to said portable phone;
said at least one power output provides power to said portable phone;
a power line networking signal coupling circuit connected to said power line input;
an output power coupling circuit connected to at least one output of said at least one power output; and
a power line networking interface connected to said power line networking signal coupling circuit adapted to receive power line networking signals from said power line input and adapted to send power line networking signals to said power line input, said power line networking interface connected to said output power coupling circuit to receive data signals from said portable phone and to send data signals to said portable phone. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable phone system comprising:
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a portable phone;
a base station providing electrical connections and support to hold and support said portable phone;
a power line input;
a power conversion circuit connected to said power line input and housed within said base station, said power conversion circuit provides at least one power output that connects to and provides power to said portable phone;
a power line networking signal coupling circuit connected to said power line input;
an output power coupling circuit connected to one of said at least one power output;
a power line networking interface connected to said power line networking signal coupling circuit adapted to receive power line networking signals from said power line input and send power line networking signals to said power line input, said power line networking interface connected to a first modulator/demodulator circuit, said first modulator/demodulator circuit connected to said output power coupling circuit to receive data signals from said portable phone and send data signals to said portable phone; and
a second modulator/demodulator circuit located within said portable phone and connected to said one of said at least one power output, said second modulator/demodulator circuit receiving data signals from said first modulator/demodulator circuit over said one of said at least one power output and for sending data signals to said first modulator/demodulator circuit over said one of said at least one power output. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A portable phone system comprising:
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a portable phone;
a base station providing electrical connections and support to hold said portable phone;
a power supply external to said base station;
a power line input that connects to said power supply;
a power conversion circuit connected to said power line input and housed within said power supply, said power conversion circuit provides at least one power output routed through a connector located on said base station to power said portable phone;
a power line networking signal coupling circuit connected to said power line input;
an output power coupling circuit connected to one of said at least one power output;
a power line networking interface connected to said power line networking signal coupling circuit adapted to receive power line networking signals from said power line input and send power line networking signals to said power line input, said power line networking interface connected to a first modulator/demodulator circuit, said first modulator/demodulator circuit connected to said output power coupling circuit to receive data signals from said portable phone and send data signals to said portable phone; and
a second modulator/demodulator circuit located within said portable phone and connected to said one of said at least one power output, said second modulator/demodulator circuit adapted to receive data signals from said first modulator/demodulator circuit over said one of said at least one power output and adapted to send data signals to said first modulator/demodulator circuit over said one of said at least one power output. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A portable phone system comprising:
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a portable phone;
a power supply;
a power line input connected to said power supply;
a power conversion circuit connected to said power line input having at least one power output connected to said portable phone through a power cable and a connector, said power conversion circuit provides power to said portable;
a power line networking signal coupling circuit connected to said power line input;
an output power coupling circuit connected to one output of said at least one power output; and
a power line networking interface connected to said power line networking signal coupling circuit adapted to receive power line networking signals from said power line input and adapted to send power line networking signals to said power line input, said power line networking interface connected to said output power coupling circuit to receive data signals from said portable phone and send data signals to said portable phone. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A portable phone system system comprising:
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a portable phone;
an external power supply;
a power line input that connects to said external power supply;
a power conversion circuit connected to said external power line input and housed within said external power supply, said power conversion circuit connected to said portable phone through a power cable and connector;
said power conversion circuit provides at least one power output to power said portable phone;
a power line networking signal coupling circuit connected to said power line input housed within said external power supply;
an output power coupling circuit connected to one of said at least one power output, said output power coupling circuit housed within said external power supply;
a power line networking interface connected to said power line networking signal coupling circuit adapted to receive power line networking signals from said power line input and send power line networking signals to said power line input, said power line networking interface connected to a first modulator/demodulator circuit, said first modulator/demodulator circuit connected to said output power coupling circuit to receive data signals from said portable phone and send data signals to said portable phone, said first modulator/demodulator circuit substantially housed within said external power supply; and
a second modulator/demodulator circuit located substantially within said portable phone and connected to said one of said at least one power output adapted to receive data signals from said first modulator/demodulator circuit over said one of said at least one output power and adapted to send data signals to said first modulator/demodulator circuit over said one of said at least one output power.
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- 32. A portable phone system as claimed in claim 31, wherein said power line input is a connector suitable to receive a power cord.
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32-1. A means for providing an external power supply system with power line networking to a portable phone comprising:
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a means for housing said power supply system;
a means for providing power line input that passes through said means for housing;
a means for converting said power line input into at least one output voltage housed substantially within said means for housing;
a means for coupling to said power line input, said means for coupling connected to said power line input and said means for coupling substantially housed within said means for housing;
a means for coupling to at least one of said at least one output voltage, said means for coupling to at least one of said at least one output voltage substantially housed within said means for housing; and
a first means for modulating/demodulating a networking signal through said means for coupling to power line, said first means for modulating/demodulating a networking signal substantially housed within said means for housing; and
a second means for modulating/demodulating a networking signal through said means for coupling to said one of said at least one output voltage, said second means for modulating/demodulating said networking signal substantially housed within said means for housing.
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33-2. A means for providing an external power supply system with power line networking to a portable phone as claimed in claim 32 wherein said means for providing power line input is a connector suitable for receiving a power cord.
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34-3. A means for providing an external power supply system with power line networking to a portable phone as claimed in claim 32 wherein said means for coupling to power line networking signals comprises a coupling capacitor and an isolation transformer.
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35-4. A means for providing an external power supply system with power line networking to a portable phone as claimed in claim 32 further comprising a means for providing a third means for modulating/demodulating said networking signals through a second means for coupling to said one of said at least one output voltage, said third means for modulating/demodulating said networking signals housed outside of said means for housing and within said portable phone.
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36. A portable phone system comprising:
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a portable phone;
a base station providing electrical connections and support to hold and support said portable phone;
a power line input;
a power conversion circuit connected to said power line input and housed within said base station, said power conversion circuit provides at least one power output that connects to and provides power to said portable phone through a connector, said connector located on a surface of said base station;
a power line networking signal coupling circuit connected to said power line input; and
a power line networking interface connected to said power line networking signal coupling circuit adapted to receive power line networking signals from said power line input and send power line networking signals to said power line input, said power line networking interface sends and receives power line networking signals to and from said portable phone through separate contacts of said connector. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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