Apparatus and Method for Simultaneous Multiple Telephone Type Services on a Single Telephone Line

• US 20070286187A1
• Filed: 03/24/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gordon Bremer, Jeff Davis
• Original Assignee: Gordon Bremer, Jeff Davis
• Inventors: Bremer, Gordon, Davis, Jeff
• Application Number:
  US11/690,807
• Publication Number:
  US 20070286187A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/389
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2863 Arrangements for combining access network resources elements, e.g. channel bonding modem pooling H04L25/14; routing of packets H04L45/00; multichannel or multilink protocols H04L69/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2889 Multiservice, e.g. MSAN
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2898 Subscriber equipments DSL modems H04M11/062; cable modems H04L12/2801
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/002 with telemetering systems telemetering in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/062 using different frequency bands for speech and other data
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

Apparatuses for simultaneous multiple telephone type services on a single telephone line are disclosed. One apparatus is connectable to a subscriber line and comprises address logic, a plain old telephone system (POTS) interface, a transceiver, and a host interface. The address logic is configured to determine an address assigned to the apparatus. The assigned address is unique on the subscriber line. The POTS interface is connectable to the subscriber line and configured to communicate on the subscriber line within a POTS frequency band. The transceiver is connectable to the subscriber line and configured to communicate on the subscriber line using the assigned address and a frequency band higher than a POTS frequency band. The host interface is connectable to a device which receives one of a plurality of services over the subscriber line. The received service uses the assigned address and the frequency band higher than the POTS frequency band.

Claims

1. An apparatus connectable to a subscriber line, the apparatus comprising:

address logic configured to determine an address assigned to the apparatus, the assigned address being unique on the subscriber line;

a plain old telephone system (POTS) interface connectable to the subscriber line and configured to communicate on the subscriber line within a POTS frequency band;

a transceiver connectable to the subscriber line and configured to communicate on the subscriber line using the assigned address and using a frequency band higher than a POTS frequency band; and

a host interface connectable to a device, the device receiving one of a plurality of services over the subscriber line, the received service using the assigned address and the frequency band higher than the POTS frequency band.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of services includes at least one of an audio service, a video phone service, a digital phone service including a protocol for communication over the Internet, a digital facsimile service, and an audio and visual data streaming service.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of services is provided over the subscriber line simultaneously with a POTS service.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the address comprises a device identifier.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the address comprises a time slot.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the address comprises a frequency band.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a first telephone device connectable to the subscriber line and communicating within the POTS frequency band; and

a second telephone device connectable to the apparatus and communicating within the frequency band that is higher than the POTS frequency band.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a first telephone device connectable to the subscriber line and communicating analog voice signals within the POTS frequency band; and

a second telephone device connectable to the apparatus and communicating digitized voice signals within the frequency band that is higher than the POTS frequency band.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

an analog telephone device connectable to the apparatus and communicating analog voice signals within the POTS frequency band; and

conversion circuitry connectable to the analog telephone device and configured to convert the analog voice signals to digitized voice signals,

wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate the digitized voice signals on the subscriber line using the assigned address and using a frequency band higher than a POTS frequency band.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of services is provided over the subscriber line simultaneously with a POTS service.

10. An apparatus connectable to a subscriber line, the apparatus comprising:

means for determining an address assigned to the apparatus, the assigned address being unique on the subscriber line;

means for communicating on the subscriber line within a plain old telephone service (POTS) frequency band;

means for communicating on the subscriber line using the assigned address and using a frequency band higher than a POTS frequency band; and

means for connecting to a device, the device receiving one of a plurality of services over the subscriber line, the received service associated with the assigned address and the frequency band higher than the POTS frequency band.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the plurality of services includes at least one of an audio service, a video phone service, a digital phone service including a protocol for communication over the Internet, a digital facsimile service, and an audio and visual data streaming service.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the address comprises a device identifier.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the address comprises a time slot.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the address comprises a frequency band.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a first telephone device connectable to the subscriber line and communicating within the POTS frequency band; and

a second telephone device connectable to the apparatus and communicating within the frequency band that is higher than the POTS frequency band.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a first telephone device connectable to the subscriber line and communicating analog voice signals within the POTS frequency band; and

a second telephone device connectable to the apparatus and communicating digitized voice signals within the frequency band that is higher than the POTS frequency band.