Cordless telephone-to-sound card interface adapter with hybrid transformer and control circuit
First Claim
1. A cordless telephone-to-sound card interface adapter for providing mobility to an end user during voice communications over the Internet, comprising:
- a housing unit;
a hybrid transformer circuit carried in the housing unit;
the hybrid transformer circuit including;
a first hybrid transformer;
a second hybrid transformer coupled to the first hybrid transformer;
an impedance matching circuit coupled to the first and the second hybrid transformers;
a telephone jack coupled to the first and the second hybrid transformers and being configured to connect to a cordless telephone system with a telephone cord;
a speaker plug for coupling to the first hybrid transformer and being configured to connect to a speaker jack of a computer sound card; and
a microphone plug for coupling to the second hybrid transformer and being configured to connect to a microphone jack of the computer sound card.
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Abstract
A cordless telephone-to-sound card interface adapter provides a connection between any standard cordless telephone system and a sound card of a computer for PC-to-PC or PC-to-telephone voice communications over the Internet. The interface adapter includes a hybrid transformer circuit for interfacing a two-wire circuit of the cordless telephone and a four-wire circuit of the computer sound card. Consisting of passive components, this hybrid transformer circuit cancels out the voice echo that would otherwise exist due to mismatched impedances between the two media and/or from leakage of the signal being transmitted and received on the same pair of telephone lines. Preferably, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface is provided to supply a bias voltage to the cordless telephone system through the interface adapter. The interface adapter may also include interfaces for connecting with external computer speakers and microphone, and a control circuit for automatically switchably coupling the computer sound card to either the cordless telephone or the external speakers and microphone as appropriate.
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20 Claims
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1. A cordless telephone-to-sound card interface adapter for providing mobility to an end user during voice communications over the Internet, comprising:
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a housing unit;
a hybrid transformer circuit carried in the housing unit;
the hybrid transformer circuit including;
a first hybrid transformer;
a second hybrid transformer coupled to the first hybrid transformer;
an impedance matching circuit coupled to the first and the second hybrid transformers;
a telephone jack coupled to the first and the second hybrid transformers and being configured to connect to a cordless telephone system with a telephone cord;
a speaker plug for coupling to the first hybrid transformer and being configured to connect to a speaker jack of a computer sound card; and
a microphone plug for coupling to the second hybrid transformer and being configured to connect to a microphone jack of the computer sound card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A hybrid transformer circuit for a cordless telephone-to-sound card interface adapter, comprising:
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a first hybrid transformer having a coil A which is inductively coupled with coils B and C formed along the same core;
a second hybrid transformer having a coil F which is inductively coupled with coils D and E formed along the same core;
an impedance matching circuit;
a first terminal of the coil C and a first terminal of the coil E for coupling to a cordless telephone system;
a second terminal of the coil C coupled to a second terminal of the coil E;
first and second terminals of the coil A for coupling to a speaker jack of a computer sound card;
first and second terminals of the coil F for coupling to a microphone jack of the computer sound card;
a first terminal of the coil B coupled to a second terminal of the coil D; and
a second terminal of the coil B and a first terminal of the coil D being coupled to the impedance matching circuit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A telephone-to-sound card interface adapter, comprising:
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a housing unit;
a hybrid transformer circuit carried in the housing unit;
the hybrid transformer circuit including;
a first hybrid transformer;
a second hybrid transformer being inductively coupled to the first hybrid transformer;
an impedance matching circuit coupled to the first and the second hybrid transformers;
a telephone jack coupled to the first and the second hybrid transformers and being configured to connect to a telephone system using a telephone cord;
a speaker plug for coupling to the first hybrid transformer and being configured to connect to a speaker jack of a sound card;
a microphone plug for coupling to the second hybrid transformer and being configured to connect to a microphone jack of the sound card;
a speaker jack being configured to connect with an external speaker;
a microphone jack being configured to connect with an external microphone;
a control circuit being operative to switchably connect the speaker plug and the microphone plug to the first and the second hybrid transformers, respectively, in response to detecting an off-hook condition of the telephone system; and
the control circuit being operative to switchably connect the speaker plug and the microphone plug to the speaker jack and the microphone jack, respectively, in response to detecting an on-hook condition of the telephone system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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