Networks for telephony and data communication

• US 20040165616A1
• Filed: 02/09/2004
• Published: 08/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc (MOSAID Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Conversant Intellectual Property Management))
• Original Assignee: SercoNet Limited (Yehuda Binder, MBA)
• Inventors: Binder, Yehuda
• Granted Patent: US 6,970,538 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/465
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2838 Distribution of signals within a home automation network, e.g. involving splitting/multiplexing signals to/from different paths adaptations of television systems for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution H04N7/106; hybrid transport H04L12/6418; home network arrangements specially adapted for distribution of digital video signals H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2845 Telephone line
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/062 using different frequency bands for speech and other data

Abstract

A local area network using the telephone wiring within a residence or other building simultaneously with telephony signals. The local area network uses high pass filters to access the high-frequency band across the media, whereas the standard telephone service uses low pass filters to access the low-frequency voice/analog telephony band across the same media. The electrically-conducting media connecting telephone/data outlets are split, or separated at each outlet and the outlets are modified to provide access to both ends of the resulting segments. The low pass filters at each segment end join the segments together, allowing analog telephony signals to travel throughout the network, thus supporting normal telephone service. The high pass filters at each segment end are connected to modems or other Data Communication Equipment, thus supporting data communication networks of various topologies, including point-to-point topologies.

Claims

1-19. -19. (cancelled)

19. An outlet for connecting devices to a telephone line for telephony and data communications, the telephone line having at least one electrically conductive segment containing at least two distinct electrical conductors operative to conducting a low-frequency telephony band and a high-frequency data band, the outlet comprising:

20. An apparatus for configuring a local area network in a building for the transport of Ethernet-based data signals and analog signals across a wiring using frequency domain includes at least first and second wiring segments each comprising at least two conductors, the apparatus comprising:

first and second ports each connected to a respective one of said first and second wiring segments;

first and second data filters each coupled to a respective one of said first and second ports, each having a data signal port operative to pass only data signals;

first and second modems each coupled to said data signal port of a respective one of said first and second filters, operative for bi-directional Ethernet data signal communication with a respective one of said first and second wiring segments;

at least one data connector operative for establishing a data signal connection with a data unit;

multiport unit coupling said first and second modems to said modems and said at least one data connector, said multiport unit being constituted by one of;

a repeater;

a bridge; and

router;

first and second analog filters each coupled to a respective one of said first and second ports, each having a respective analog signal port, and each operative to pass only analog signals;

at least one analog connector operative for establishing an analog signal connection with on analog unit, the at least one analog connector being coupled to said analog signal port of at least one of siad analog filters.

21. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the analog signals are analog telephone signals, and the analog unit is a telephone set.

22. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein at least one of the wiring segments is a telephone wiring.