In-home Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol telephony distribution
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1. An in-home Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony distribution system, comprising in combination:
- at least one of a cordless analog telephone adapter extension connected to a wired communications device and a wireless handset; and
a wireless integrated access device connected to a broadband network, wherein the wireless integrated access device communicates wirelessly with the at least one of the cordless analog telephone adapter extension and the wireless handset.
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Abstract
Several examples for in-home Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony distribution are described. In one example, an analog telephone adapter may be modified to provide wireless capabilities. In another example, an isolation device or circuit may be added to a Network Interface Device or a Central Office. In yet another example, a second pair of wires may be used to provide VOIP service. As a result of implementing any one of these examples, a user may place a VOIP call throughout the user'"'"'s home without being tethered to a fixed location.
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25 Claims
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1. An in-home Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony distribution system, comprising in combination:
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at least one of a cordless analog telephone adapter extension connected to a wired communications device and a wireless handset; and
a wireless integrated access device connected to a broadband network, wherein the wireless integrated access device communicates wirelessly with the at least one of the cordless analog telephone adapter extension and the wireless handset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing in-home Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony distribution, comprising in combination:
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connecting a wired communications device to a cordless analog telephone adapter extension; and
connecting a wireless integrated access device to a broadband network, wherein the wireless integrated access device is operable to communicate wirelessly to the cordless analog telephone adapter extension.
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17. A Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony distribution system, comprising in combination:
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a wired communications device connected to in-home wiring;
an integrated access device connected to the in-home wiring; and
an isolator controlled by the integrated access device, wherein the operational status of the isolator determines whether the wired communications device provides VOIP service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An in-home Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony distribution system, comprising in combination:
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an adapter for switching between a first pair of wires and a second pair of wires; and
an integrated access device connected to the first pair of wires and the second pair of wires, wherein when the adapter connects a telephone to the first pair of wires the telephone receives Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), and wherein when the telephone adapter connects the telephone to the second pair of wires the telephone receives VOIP service. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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