Modular, reconfigurable components methods for wireless data transfer between a computer and a communications system
First Claim
1. A modular system for communicating data to and from a fixed-position telephone-line connector of a telephone system, comprising:
- a computer for processing baseband digital data, including;
a computer interface connector for transmitting and receiving said interface data;
a wired modem packaged as a unitary physical module, including;
a modem interface connector adapted to mate with said computer interface connector,a modem telephone-line connector,modem electronics circuits for converting baseband data at said modem interface connector to and from modulated data at said modem telephone-line connector,a remote station packaged as a unitary physical module separately from said modem, including;
a remote-station interface connector mating with said computer interface connector,a remote-station antenna for radiating and receiving wireless data,a remote-station transceiver for converting baseband data at said remote-station interface connector to and from wireless data at said remote-station antenna;
a base station packaged as a unitary physical module separately from said modem, including;
a base-station interface connector adapted to mate with said modem interface connector,a base-station antenna for radiating and receiving wireless data to and from said base station,a base-station transceiver for converting baseband data at said base-station interface connector to and from wireless data at said base-station antenna;
a wire coupling said modem telephone-line connector to said telephone-line connector of said telephone system,whereby data may be communicated to and from said fixed-position telephone line via either wired or wireless connection with said computer, using the same modem module in both cases.
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Abstract
A wired modem normally plugs directly into a computer and connects to a telephone system by wired connection to a wall jack. This same modem can be used in a wireless configuration by plugging it into a single-module base station unit located near the wall jack and containing a baseband-to-wireless transceiver. A single module remote station plugs into the computer in place of the modem, and contains another baseband-to-wireless transceiver for communicating wireless data with the base station. The base and remote stations duplicate very little of the functionality performed by the modem, making the modem easily replaceable in either wired or wireless configurations.
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19 Claims
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1. A modular system for communicating data to and from a fixed-position telephone-line connector of a telephone system, comprising:
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a computer for processing baseband digital data, including; a computer interface connector for transmitting and receiving said interface data; a wired modem packaged as a unitary physical module, including; a modem interface connector adapted to mate with said computer interface connector, a modem telephone-line connector, modem electronics circuits for converting baseband data at said modem interface connector to and from modulated data at said modem telephone-line connector, a remote station packaged as a unitary physical module separately from said modem, including; a remote-station interface connector mating with said computer interface connector, a remote-station antenna for radiating and receiving wireless data, a remote-station transceiver for converting baseband data at said remote-station interface connector to and from wireless data at said remote-station antenna; a base station packaged as a unitary physical module separately from said modem, including; a base-station interface connector adapted to mate with said modem interface connector, a base-station antenna for radiating and receiving wireless data to and from said base station, a base-station transceiver for converting baseband data at said base-station interface connector to and from wireless data at said base-station antenna; a wire coupling said modem telephone-line connector to said telephone-line connector of said telephone system, whereby data may be communicated to and from said fixed-position telephone line via either wired or wireless connection with said computer, using the same modem module in both cases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless adapter for a data-processing system having a computer including a computer interface connector for accepting a modem interface connector of a wired modem, the modem having a modem telephone-line connector for accepting a wire to a telephone-system connector, said adapter comprising:
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a remote station for converting baseband data to and from wireless data, including a remote-station interface connector mating with said computer interface connector for transferring baseband data to and from the computer, and a remote-station antenna for radiating and receiving converted wireless data; and a base station for converting baseband data to and from wireless data, including a base-station interface connector adapted to mate with said modem interface connector for transferring baseband data to and from the modem, and a base-station antenna for radiating and receiving converted wireless data to and from said remote station. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for adapting to wireless operation a data-processing system having a computer normally directly coupled to a wired modem coupled by a wire to a telephone-system connector, said method comprising:
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coupling a remote station directly to said computer; coupling a base station directly to said wired modem; coupling said wired modem to said telephone system by a physical connection; converting modulated data from said telephone system to baseband data in said modem; converting said baseband data from said modem to wireless data in said base station; transmitting said wireless data from said base station to said remote station; converting said wireless data from said base station to baseband data in said remote station; and transmitting said baseband data from said remote unit to said computer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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