Computer phone

• US 7,499,726 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2003
• Issued: 03/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kaminsky, David L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Duc M
• Application Number:
  US10/672,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20050070313A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,985 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/557, 455/552.1, 455/553.1, 455/90.1, 455/90.2, 455/462
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724

Abstract

A computer integrated cordless phone. The phone can include a cordless handset transceiver configured for coupling to an antenna shared with a wireless network adapter through a multiplexer/demultiplexer so that both of the cordless handset transceiver and the wireless network adapter transmit and receive data within a common wireless frequency spectrum. In a preferred embodiment, the cordless handset transceiver can include a further configuration for coupling to a central processing unit, audio processing circuitry and power supply within a computing device shared with the wireless network adapter. Notably, the common wireless frequency spectrum can include the ISM frequency band.

Claims

1. A computer integrated cordless phone comprising

a cordless handset transceiver configured for coupling to an antenna shared with a wireless computer network adapter through a multiplexer/demultiplexer, wherein

both said cordless handset transceiver and said wireless computer network adapter transmit and receive data within a common wireless frequency spectrum, wherein

the wireless computer network adapter is configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless computer network of computing devices coupled to one another via a wireless access point.

2. The computer integrated cordless phone of claim 1, wherein said cordless handset transceiver comprises a further configuration for coupling to a central processing unit, audio processing circuitry and power supply within a computing device shared with said wireless computer network adapter.

3. The computer integrated cordless phone of claim 1, wherein said common wireless frequency spectrum comprises the industrial scientific medical band.

4. A computer integrated cordless telephone comprising:

a personal computer having a central processing unit (CPU), display, power supply, audio processing circuitry, a microphone transducer and at least one speaker;

a radio frequency antenna coupled to a multiplexer/demultiplexer;

a wireless computer network transceiver and a cordless telephone transceiver disposed within said personal computer, said cordless telephone transceiver having a communicative link to said microphone transducer and said at least one speaker through said audio processing circuitry, wherein both of said transceivers are coupled to said multiplexer/demultiplexer, are powered by said power supply, and share access to said CPU and display, wherein

the wireless computer network transceiver is configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless computer network of computing devices coupled to one another via a wireless access point.

5. An integrated computer telephony system comprising:

at least one computer participating in a wireless computer network;

a cordless phone base station bound to a telephone outlet through a cabled connection; and

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a wireless computer network adapter and cordless handset circuit both disposed in said at least one computer and configured to share common computing resources within said at least one computer, said wireless computer network adapter establishing and maintaining data communications in said wireless computer network, said cordless handset circuit establishing and maintaining cordless telephony with said cordless phone base station, wherein

the wireless computer network adapter is configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless computer network of computing devices coupled to one another via a wireless access point.

6. The integrated computer telephony system of claim 5, wherein said cordless handset circuit establishes and maintains said cordless telephony with said base station in a frequency spectrum which differs from a frequency spectrum in which said wireless computer network adapter establishes and maintains data communications in said wireless computer network.

7. The integrated computer telephony system of claim 6, wherein said wireless computer network adapter and said cordless handset circuit share common information transceiving circuitry with one another in a single personal computer device.

8. A method for integrated computer telephony, comprising the steps of:

transmitting and receiving data in a personal computer over a wireless computer network of computing devices coupled to one another via a wireless access point through wireless radio frequency structure;

further establishing and maintaining a telephone call with a cordless base station through a graphical user interface disposed within said personal computer using said wireless radio frequency structure; and

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respectively multiplexing and demultiplexing data in said transmitting and receiving steps with transmitted and received audio signals processed in said establishing and maintaining steps over said wireless radio frequency structure.

9. A machine readable storage comprising a computer program for providing integrated computer telephony, said computer program comprising a routine set of instructions for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

transmitting and receiving data in a personal computer over a wireless computer network of computing devices coupled to one another via a wireless access point through wireless radio frequency structure;

further establishing and maintaining a telephone call with a cordless base station through a graphical user interface disposed within said personal computer using said wireless radio frequency structure; and

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respectively multiplexing and demultiplexing data in said transmitting and receiving steps with transmitted and received audio signals processed in said establishing and maintaining steps over said wireless radio frequency structure.