Apparatus and Method for Simultaneous Multiple Telephone Type Services on a Single Telephone Line
First Claim
1. An apparatus connectable to a subscriber line, the apparatus comprising:
- address logic configured to determine an address assigned to the apparatus, the assigned address being unique on the subscriber line;
a plain old telephone system (POTS) interface connectable to the subscriber line and configured to communicate on the subscriber line within a POTS frequency band;
a transceiver connectable to the subscriber line and configured to communicate on the subscriber line using the assigned address and using a frequency band higher than a POTS frequency band; and
a host interface connectable to a device, the device receiving one of a plurality of services over the subscriber line, the received service using the assigned address and the frequency band higher than the POTS frequency band.
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Abstract
Apparatuses for simultaneous multiple telephone type services on a single telephone line are disclosed. One apparatus is connectable to a subscriber line and comprises address logic, a plain old telephone system (POTS) interface, a transceiver, and a host interface. The address logic is configured to determine an address assigned to the apparatus. The assigned address is unique on the subscriber line. The POTS interface is connectable to the subscriber line and configured to communicate on the subscriber line within a POTS frequency band. The transceiver is connectable to the subscriber line and configured to communicate on the subscriber line using the assigned address and a frequency band higher than a POTS frequency band. The host interface is connectable to a device which receives one of a plurality of services over the subscriber line. The received service uses the assigned address and the frequency band higher than the POTS frequency band.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus connectable to a subscriber line, the apparatus comprising:
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address logic configured to determine an address assigned to the apparatus, the assigned address being unique on the subscriber line;
a plain old telephone system (POTS) interface connectable to the subscriber line and configured to communicate on the subscriber line within a POTS frequency band;
a transceiver connectable to the subscriber line and configured to communicate on the subscriber line using the assigned address and using a frequency band higher than a POTS frequency band; and
a host interface connectable to a device, the device receiving one of a plurality of services over the subscriber line, the received service using the assigned address and the frequency band higher than the POTS frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12)
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10. An apparatus connectable to a subscriber line, the apparatus comprising:
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means for determining an address assigned to the apparatus, the assigned address being unique on the subscriber line;
means for communicating on the subscriber line within a plain old telephone service (POTS) frequency band;
means for communicating on the subscriber line using the assigned address and using a frequency band higher than a POTS frequency band; and
means for connecting to a device, the device receiving one of a plurality of services over the subscriber line, the received service associated with the assigned address and the frequency band higher than the POTS frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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