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Single-wiring network for integrated voice and data communications

  • US 5,862,134 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1995
  • Issued: 01/19/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus connecting at least one data based apparatus and at least one speech based communications apparatus in a local area network through a single communications line comprising:

  • a data switch selectably electrically interconnecting said at least one data based apparatus to a data wide area network; and

    a telephony computer interface selectably electrically interconnected to said data switch and electrically interconnected to a PBX, said data switch configured to selectably electrically interconnect said at least one speech based communications apparatus to said PBX routing telephone signals outside said local area network, said telephony computer interface converting telephone signals from said PBX into LAN packet data and transmitting said LAN packet data selectively to one of said at least one data based apparatus and said at least one speech based communications apparatus and said telephony computer interface converting LAN packet information into one of voice data and digital data and transmitting said voice data to said PBX for transmission to a public switch telephone network, and transmitting said digital data through said data switch to said data wide area network.

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