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Integrated telephone and cable communication networks

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  • US 5,774,527 A
  • Filed: 09/08/1994
  • Issued: 06/30/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A subscriber interface unit comprising:

  • a cable signal receiver and tuner for receiving and tuning a first cable signal wherein said cable signal comprises at least one of a video signal, an audio signal, a voice signal and a data signal;

    video and audio converters for converting at least part of said video signal and said audio signal to a format suitable for receiving at a television receiver and for supplying the converted video signal and the converted audio signal to said television receiver;

    a voice converter for converting at least part of said voice signal to a format suitable for transmission over a telephone link and for supplying the converted voice signal to at least part of a telephone network;

    a data converter for converting at least part of said data signal to a format suitable for transmission over either of a cable link or said telephone link and for supplying the converted data signal to at least one of said cable link and said telephone link;

    a cable signal transmitter for transmitting a second cable signal over said cable link; and

    a telephone signal converter, wherein a telephone signal, which comprises at least one of a video signal, an audio signal, a voice signal, a facsimile signal, and a data signal, is converted to a signal suitable for transmission on either of said cable link or said telephone link.

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