Method and system for transmitting data via a radio interface

• US 7,336,625 B2
• Filed: 04/10/2003
• Issued: 02/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Germany GmbH (Intel Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
• Inventors: Hertel, Rolf, Kranz, Christian
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HANH N
• Application Number:
  US10/410,901
• Publication Number:
  US 20030176185A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,783 Days
• Field of Search: 370/276, 370/278, 370/280, 370/282, 370/294, 370/337, 370/347, 370/458, 370/328, 370/201, 370/493, 455/422, 455/426, 375/132, 375/130, 379/93.06, 379/93.01
• US Class Current: 370/280
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/08 home cordless telephone systems using the DECT standard
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/08 between user and terminal device

Abstract

Transmission data are transmitted via a radio interface between an analog telephone link and a user apparatus. A base station for a cordless telephone that is connected to the telephone link has a converter that converts the analog signals into digital signals and vice versa. The digital signals are transmitted, in particular according to the DECT standard, via a radio interface between the base station and a mobile station. In the mobile station, the digital signals are decoded, and thus the transmission data are acquired, and vice versa.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting transmission data between an analog telephone link and a data-processing user apparatus, wherein a base station for a cordless telephone is connected to the analog telephone link, a mobile station is coupled to the data-processing user apparatus, and wherein the base station and the mobile station communicate via a radio interface, the method which comprises the following steps:

for a data transmission received in a downlink direction,

receiving analog signals with the transmission data from the analog telephone link;

converting the analog signals into digital signals with a converter provided in the base station for converting telephone signals for transmission via the radio interface to the cordless telephone;

transmitting the digital signals via the radio interface;

decoding the digital signals with a signal processor in the mobile station, to acquire the transmission data in digital form; and

providing the acquired digital transmission data to the data-processing user apparatus; and

for data transmission in an uplink direction,

providing signals from the data-processing user apparatus in digital form;

generating encoded digital signals from the provided digital signals with the signal processor;

transmitting the digital signals via the radio interface;

converting the digital signals into analog signals with the converter; and

outputting the analog signals to the analog telephone link.

2. The method according to claim 1, which comprises transmitting the signals via the radio interface in a TDMA duplex method, and thereby utilizing successive time slots or groups of time slots of a TDMA frame alternately for the radio transmission of the signals in one direction and of the signals in an opposite direction.

3. The method according to claim 1, which comprises radio transmitting the digital signals in accordance with the Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication (DECT) standard, and thereby combining at least some time slots to form one or more groups of successive time slots.

4. A method for transmitting transmission data between an analog telephone link and a data-processing user apparatus, wherein a base station for a cordless telephone is connected to the analog telephone link, a mobile station is coupled to the data-processing user apparatus, and wherein the base station and the mobile station communicate via a radio interface, the method which comprises the following steps:

for a data transmission received in a downlink direction,

receiving analog signals with the transmission data from the analog telephone link;

converting the analog signals into digital signals with a converter provided in the base station for converting telephone signals for transmission via the radio interface to the cordless telephone;

transmitting the digital signals via the radio interface;

decoding the digital signals with a signal processor in the mobile station, to acquire the transmission data in digital form; and

providing the acquired digital transmission data to the data-processing user apparatus; and

for data transmission in an uplink direction,

providing signals from the data-processing user apparatus in digital form;

generating encoded digital signals from the provided digital signals with the signal processor;

transmitting the digital signals via the radio interface;

converting the digital signals into, analog signals with the converter; and

outputting the analog signals to the analog telephone link;

wherein the data-processing user apparatus is a personal computer.

5. A method for transmitting transmission data between an analog telephone link and a data-processing user apparatus, wherein a base station for a cordless telephone is connected to the analog telephone link a mobile station is coupled to the data-processing user apparatus, and wherein the base station and the mobile station communicate via a radio interface, the method which comprises the following steps:

for a data transmission received in a downlink direction,

receiving analog signals with the transmission data from the analog telephone link;

converting the analog signals into digital signals with a converter provided in the base station for converting telephone signals for transmission via the radio interface to the cordless telephone;

transmitting the digital signals via the radio interface;

decoding the digital signals with a signal processor in the mobile station, to acquire the transmission data in digital form; and

providing the acquired digital transmission data to the data-processing user apparatus; and

for data transmission in an uplink direction,

providing signals from the dataprocessing user apparatus in digital form;

generating encoded digital signals from the provided digital signals with the signal processor;

transmitting the digital signals via the radio interface;

converting the digital signals into analog signals with the converter; and

outputting the analog signals to the analog telephone link; and

transmitting the signals via the radio interface in a TDMA duplex method, and thereby utilizing more time slots of a TDMA frame for the radio transmission of the signals in one direction than in an opposite direction.

6. A system for transmitting transmission data between an analog telephone link and a data-processing user apparatus, comprising:

a cordless telephone base station connected to the telephone link;

a mobile station connected to the data-processing user apparatus;

a radio interface for wirelessly connecting said base station with a cordless telephone and connecting said base station with said mobile station;

said base station having a first part of a transceiver apparatus for radio transmission via said radio interface and a converter for converting analog signals with transmission data that are received from the analog telephone link into digital signals, and for converting digital signals with transmission data into analog signals for outputting to the telephone link, said converter being configured to also convert telephone signals for transmission via said radio interface to the cordless telephone; and

said mobile station having a second part of said transceiver apparatus and a signal processor connected to said second part of said transceiver apparatus, said signal processor generating the digital signals from the transmission data provided from the data processing user apparatus in digital form and acquiring the digital transmission data from the

digital signals being provided to the data-processing user apparatus.

7. A system for transmitting transmission data between an analog telephone link and a data-processing user apparatus, comprising:

a cordless telephone base station connected to the telephone link;

a mobile station connected to the data-processing user apparatus;

a radio interface for wirelessly connecting said base station with a cordless telephone and connecting said base station with said mobile station;

said base station having a first part of a transceiver apparatus for radio transmission via said radio interface and a converter for converting analog signals with transmission data that are received from the analog telephone link into digital signals, and for converting digital signals with transmission data into analog signals for outputting to the telephone link, said converter being configured to also convert telephone signals for transmission via said radio interface to the cordless telephone;

said mobile station having a second part of said transceiver apparatus and a signal processor connected to said second part of said transceiver apparatus, said signal processor generating the digital signals from the transmission data provided from the data processing user-apparatus in digital form and acquiring the digital transmission data from the digital signals being provided to the data-processing user apparatus; and

wherein the data-processing user apparatus is a PC.

8. A transmission method, which comprises:

providing a base station of a cordless telephone apparatus and a radio interface configured to transmit telephone signals between the base station and a cordless telephone;

selectively converting analog signals of an analog telephone link into digital signals and converting digital signals into analog signals for the telephone link, the analog and digital signals containing transmission data intended for a data-processing user apparatus or received from the data-processing user apparatus; and

at least one of;

decoding the digital signals to acquire the transmission data in digital form and providing the acquired digital transmission data to the data processing user apparatus; and

providing signals from the data processing user apparatus in digital form and generating encoded digital signals from the provided digital signals.

9. The method according to claim 8, which comprises converting the analog signals received from the analog telephone link with a converter of the base station, the converter sampling the signals with a sampling rate of more than 8 kHz for conversion into the digital signals.

10. The method according to claim 9, which comprises sampling with a sampling rate of approximately 16 kHz.