Cordless transmitting and receiving apparatus

• US 4,462,113 A
• Filed: 12/07/1982
• Issued: 07/24/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Iwatsu Electric Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Iwatsu Electric Company Limited
• Inventors: Iwata, Keisuke
• Primary Examiner(s): NG, JIN FAY
• Application Number:
  US06/447,529
• Time in Patent Office: 595 Days
• Field of Search: 455/11, 455/14, 455/20, 455/41, 455/54, 455/55, 179/2 EA, 179/2.51, 179/82, 340/310 R, 340/310 A
• US Class Current: 455/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5441 Wireless systems or telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/54 Systems for transmission via power distribution lines

Abstract

A cordless transmitting and receiving apparatus which is capable of providing transmitting and receiving between a key transmitting and receiving apparatus such as a telephone and a portable remote transmitting and receiving apparatus and in which a transmission signal from the key transmitting and receiving apparatus is received in the remote transmitting and receiving apparatus by electromagnetic induction through a commercial AC power line. The cordless transmitting and receiving apparatus has a relay transmitter, which transmits a transmission signal from said remote transmitting and receiving apparatus to said key transmitting and receiving apparatus through said AC line. The receiving circuit of said key transmitting and receiving apparatus is electrically connected to said AC line whereby the transmission signal from said transmitting and receiving apparatus is transmitted to said relay transmitter in a wireless fashion and transmitted between said relay transmitter and said key transmitting and receiving apparatus by said AC line.

Claims

1. A cordless transmitting and receiving apparatus which is capable of providing transmitting and receiving between a key transmitting and receiving apparatus as a fixed station and a portable remote transmitting and receiving apparatus and in which a transmission signal from the key transmitting and receiving apparatus is received in the remote transmitting and receiving apparatus by electromagnetic induction through a commercial AC power line,

said remote transmitting and receiving apparatus comprising a transmitting station including an aural signal transmitting circuit and a first antenna for transmitting an output signal of said circuit and a receiving station including a second antenna electromagnetically coupled to an AC line and a receiving circuit for converting the output signal of said second antenna into an aural signal to put out the latter,

said key transmitting and receiving apparatus comprising a receiving circuit electrically connected to the AC line, a signal shunt for transmitting an output signal of said receiving circuit to an external telephone line and a transmitting circuit for putting out the transmission signal from said external telephone line to the AC line through the signal shunt circuit,

said cordless transmitting and receiving apparatus further comprising a relay transmitter including a third antenna for receiving an output signal of the first antenna of the remote transmitting and receiving apparatus, a frequency converter for frequency-converting the output signal of said third antenna and connection means for applying the output signal of said frequency converter to the AC line.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said frequency converter converts the output signal of said third antenna into an intermediate frequency signal in the range from 100 KHz to 400 KHz.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said connection means comprises a plug connected to the output of said converter and a convenience connected to said AC line.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein a coupling capacitor and a transformer for receiving an intermediate frequency signal are connected between said receiving circuit and said AC line of said key transmitting and receiving apparatus.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein a coupling capacitor and a transformer for putting out an intermediate frequency signal are connected between said converter and said plug.