Transmission line adapter and system
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1. A data transmission system, comprising:
- a first data bridge receiving data from a first data port, further including a first data coupler to provide a first data path to a selected one of an AC mains circuit at a first data port coupler AC mains port, a twisted-pair cable at a first data port coupler twisted-pair port and a coaxial cable at a first data port coupler coaxial cable port;
a second data path having a transmission line characteristic different from said selected one of said AC mains circuit, said twisted-pair cable and said coaxial cable; and
a second data coupler comprising a three-port data coupler including a second data coupler AC mains port, a second data coupler twisted-pair port, and a second data coupler coaxial cable port having a first of said three data ports connected to said selected one of said AC mains circuit said twisted-pair cable and said coaxial cable and a second of said three ports connected to said second data path.
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Abstract
A data transmission system forming a network including transmission line sections comprising traditional infrastructure such as AC power line (mains), twisted-pair (e.g. CAT-5) and coaxial cable wiring interconnected with a novel adapter to form a data system also providing data transfer over an extended length and diversity of connected equipment. Further combined with a data bridge connected to conventional format data (e.g. Ethernet) and to the traditional data infrastructure wiring, the novel adapter permits connection to any 2 of twisted pair/multi-pair, coaxial and power mains for data flow therebetween.
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1. A data transmission system, comprising:
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a first data bridge receiving data from a first data port, further including a first data coupler to provide a first data path to a selected one of an AC mains circuit at a first data port coupler AC mains port, a twisted-pair cable at a first data port coupler twisted-pair port and a coaxial cable at a first data port coupler coaxial cable port; a second data path having a transmission line characteristic different from said selected one of said AC mains circuit, said twisted-pair cable and said coaxial cable; and a second data coupler comprising a three-port data coupler including a second data coupler AC mains port, a second data coupler twisted-pair port, and a second data coupler coaxial cable port having a first of said three data ports connected to said selected one of said AC mains circuit said twisted-pair cable and said coaxial cable and a second of said three ports connected to said second data path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A data coupler, comprising:
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a primary circuit having a high-pass signal characteristic, and including a power mains connection; a secondary circuit having a coaxial cable connection; a tertiary circuit having a twisted-pair connection; and an inductive coupler providing a signal path between at least two of said primary, secondary, and tertiary circuits, wherein said inductive coupler provides an impedance match, between any two of said primary circuit, said secondary and said tertiary circuit to another of said primary circuit, said secondary circuit and said tertiary circuit with the remaining of said primary circuit, said secondary circuit, and said tertiary circuit remaining unconnected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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