Wireless data communication system using a microphone/headphone jack of a portable phone

• US 6,006,109 A
• Filed: 05/07/1997
• Issued: 12/21/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hanger Solutions, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shin, Seong-Kee
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, DUC M
• Application Number:
  US08/852,493
• Time in Patent Office: 958 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550, 455/556, 455/557, 455/558, 455/575, 455/90, 379/45, 330/254, 330/129, 330/295
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A wireless data communication system using a microphone/headphone jack of a portable phone. The system may be constructed with a computer modem; a microphone jack and a headphone jack of a portable computer; a portable phone having said microphone/headphone jack; and an interface module which transmits signals by electrically connecting said computer modem and said microphone/headphone jack of said portable phone. A dedicated cable for interfacing the modem and the portable phone is unnecessary, a private protocol for wireless communication is unnecessary, and the private protocol does not need to be previously written into a random access memory when the data of the portable computer is transmitted/received by wireless using the portable phone. The interface module circuit between the computer modem and the portable phone is simplified, by using less cables, and an existing jack may be used for coupling the modem and the portable telephone.

Claims

1. A wireless data communication system, comprising:

a computer modem;

a microphone jack and a discrete headphone jack for a portable computer;

a portable phone having a microphone/headphone jack;

an interface module transmitting electrical signals by electrically connecting transmission and reception ports of said computer modem to different ones of said microphone jack and said headphone jack; and

a cable coupling said microphone jack and said headphone jack to said microphone/headphone jack of said portable phone.

2. The wireless system of claim 1, wherein said interface module comprises:

differential amplifier means for amplifying an output signal from transmitting terminals of said modem;

transmission gain regulator means for regulating the gain of a signal from said differential amplifier means;

transmission matching means for transmitting a signal from said transmission gain regulator means to said microphone jack of the portable computer after impedance matching;

reception matching means for outputting a signal from said headphone jack of the portable computer after impedance matching; and

reception gain regulator means for regulating gain of a signal from said reception matching means and outputs the signal to a receiving terminal of said modem.

3. The wireless system of claim 2, wherein said differential amplifier means comprises:

a first operational amplifier receiving and amplifying an output signal from the transmitting terminal of said modem;

a first resistor connected to one input terminal and an output terminal of said first operational amplifier; and

a first capacitor transmitting an output signal of said first operational amplifier to said transmission gain regulator means.

4. The wireless system of claim 1, wherein said interface module comprises:

an operational amplifier receiving an output signal from a differential amplifier;

a resistor and a first capacitor coupled in parallel across one input terminal and an output terminal of said operational amplifier; and

a second capacitor transmitting a second signal from said operational amplifier.

5. The wireless system of claim 4, wherein said interface module further comprises a second operational amplifier having one input terminal receiving said signal from said second capacitor, and a second input terminal and an output terminal connected to said microphone jack of the portable computer.

6. The wireless system of claim 1, wherein said interface module further comprises:

an operational amplifier having one input terminal receiving a signal from said headphone jack of the portable computer and a second input terminal connected to an output terminal of said operational amplifier; and

an output capacitor coupled to said output terminal.

7. The wireless system of claim 6, wherein said interface module further comprises:

a second operational amplifier receiving an output signal from said output capacitor;

a second resistor and a second capacitor coupled in parallel across one input terminal and an output terminal of said second operational amplifier; and

a third resistor and a third capacitor coupled in series to transmit an output signal from said second operational amplifier to said reception port of said modem.

8. The wireless system of of claim 1, wherein said interface module is comprised of a part of said modem.

9. The wireless system of claim 2, wherein said interface module is comprised of a part of said modem.

10. The wireless system of claim 2, wherein said transmission gain regulator comprises:

a second operational amplifier receiving an amplified signal from said differential amplifier means;

a resistor and a first capacitor in parallel across one input terminal and an output terminal of said second operational amplifier; and

a second capacitor transmitting an output signal to said transmission matching means.

11. The wireless system of claim 2, wherein said transmission matching means comprises:

an operational amplifier having one input terminal receiving a signal from said transmission gain regulator means,

a second input terminal connected to an output terminal of said operational amplifier, and

an output terminal connected to said microphone jack of the portable computer.

12. The wireless system of claim 2, wherein said reception matching means comprises:

an operational amplifier having one input terminal receiving a signal from said headphone jack of the portable computer and a second input terminal connected to an output terminal of said operational amplifier; and

a capacitor transmitting the signal to said reception gain regulator means.

13. The wireless system of claim 2, wherein said second reception gain regulator means comprises:

an operational amplifier receiving an output signal from said reception matching means;

a first resistor and a first capacitor coupled in parallel across one input terminal and an output terminal of said operational amplifier; and

a second resistor and a second capacitor coupled in series to transmit an output signal from said operational amplifier to said receiving terminal of said modem.

14. A wireless data communication system, comprising:

an electrically conducting cable comprised of a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor, with a first terminal of said first electrical conductor being plug coupleable to an external side of a microphone port of a microprocessor driven appliance, with a first terminal of said second electrical conductor being plug coupleable to an external side of a headphone port of the appliance, and with second terminals of said first electrical conductor and said second electrical conductor being plug coupleable to an external side of a microphone/headphone port of a wireless telephone;

a differential amplifier generating a first data signal based upon differentials occurring between input ports of said differential amplifier connectable across two discrete output terminals of a modem providing data communication with the microprocessor driven appliance;

a regulator connected to said differential amplifier to provide a first regulated signal by modifying gain of said first data signal;

a transmission buffer connectable to transmit said first regulated signal to an internal side of the microphone port;

a reception buffer connectable to receive a data signal to an internal side of the headphone port; and

a gain modulator connected to provide a second regulated signal to a receiver port of the modem by modulating gain of said data signal.

15. The wireless system of claim 14, wherein said differential amplifier comprises:

an operational amplifier receiving and amplifying an output signal of the transmitting terminal of the modem;

a resistor connected to one input terminal and an output terminal of said operational amplifier; and

a capacitor transmitting an output signal of said first operational amplifier to said regulator.

16. The wireless system of claim 14, wherein said regulator comprises:

an operational amplifier receiving an output signal from said differential amplifier;

a resistor and a first capacitor in parallel across one input terminal and an output terminal of said operational amplifier; and

a second capacitor transmitting an output signal to said transmission buffer.

17. The wireless system of claim 14, wherein said transmission buffer comprises:

an operational amplifier having one input terminal receiving a signal from said regulator,

a second input terminal connected to an output terminal of said operational amplifier, and

an output terminal connected to the microphone port of the microprocessor driven appliance.

18. The wireless system of claim 14, wherein said reception buffer comprises:

an operational amplifier having one input terminal receiving a signal from the headphone port of the microprocessor driven appliance and a second input terminal connected to an output terminal of said operational amplifier; and

a capacitor transmitting the signal to said gain modulator.

19. The wireless system of claim 14, wherein said gain modulator comprises:

an operational amplifier receiving an output signal from said reception buffer;

a first resistor and a first capacitor coupled in parallel across one input terminal and an output terminal of said operational amplifier; and

a second resistor and a second capacitor coupled in series to transmit an output signal from said operational amplifier to a receiving terminal of the modem.

20. A wireless data communication system, comprising:

a computer having a microphone jack, a headphone jack, a modem and an interface module, wherein said interface module transmits electrical signals between said microphone jack and said modem, and between said headphone jack and said modem;

said interface module comprising;

a differential amplifier connected to said modem;

a transmission gain regulator connected to said differential amplifier;

a transmission matching stage connecting said transmission gain regulator to said microphone jack;

a reception matching stage attached to said discrete headphone jack; and

a reception gain regulator connecting said reception matching means to said modem;

and

a cable for coupling said microphone jack and headphone jack of said computer to a microphone/headphone jack of a portable telephone.

21. A wireless data communication system, comprising:

a computer modem providing a transmission port, a reception port, and a dedicated modem port;

a microphone jack exposed through a first port of a portable computer;

a headphone jack exposed through a second port of the portable computer;

an interface module transmitting data signals by operationally connecting said transmission port and a reception port of said computer modem to different ones of said microphone jack and said headphone jack, said interface module comprising;

a differential amplifier connected to said transmission port of said computer modem;

a first amplifier connecting said differential amplifier to said microphone jack;

a second amplifier coupling said headphone jack to said reception port of said computer modem; and

a cable operationally coupling said microphone jack and said headphone jack to a microphone/headphone jack of a portable telephone.

22. The wireless system of claim 21, wherein said interface module comprises:

said differential amplifier amplifying an output signal from said transmitting port of said modem;

a first gain regulator regulating the gain of a signal from said differential amplifier;

said first amplifier connecting said microphone jack of the portable computer after impedance matching;

said second amplifier outputting a signal from said headphone jack of the portable computer after impedance matching; and

a second gain regulator regulating gain of a signal from said second amplifier and outputting the signal to said reception port of said modem.

23. The wireless system of claim 22, wherein said differential amplifier comprises:

a first operational amplifier receiving and amplifying an output signal from the transmitting port of said modem;

a first resistor connected to one input terminal and an output terminal of said first operational amplifier; and

a first capacitor transmitting an output signal of said first operational amplifier to said first gain regulator.

24. The wireless data communication system of claim 21, with said cable further comprised said cable operationally coupling said microphone jack and said headphone jack to the microphone/headphone jack of the portable telephone independently of any other jack of the portable telephone.