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Audible communication with a modem over a wide area network

  • US 6,891,824 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/1997
  • Issued: 05/10/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for effecting audible communication between a local system and a remote system over a Wide Area Network (WAN), comprising:

  • a remote modem configured in said remote system and receiving telephone transmission signals;

    a converter electrically interconnected to a telephone interconnection of said remote modem and splitting a portion of said telephone transmission signals therefrom and providing an audio output signal;

    an interface machine receiving said audio output signal from said converter, said interface machine including a first sound processing mechanism processing said audio output signal for transmission over said WAN as a network audio signal;

    a second sound processing mechanism configured at said local system, receiving said network audio signal and processing said network audio signal to provide a continuous audio signal at said local system.

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