Intra-premises communication system
First Claim
1. An intra-premises communication system comprising:
- an exchange box mounted in premises and having different interfaces for connection to different networks;
a plurality of wired transmission channels routed in the premises to extend from said exchange box and terminate to receptacles installed in said premises, and said receptacles having a common connector;
a plurality of indoor wireless terminals of different types; and
a plurality of local transmitter-receivers of different types each detachably and selectively mounted to said common connector of the receptacle for wired communication with one of said different networks through the associated transmission channel, each of said local transmitter-receivers having means for wireless communicating with at least one of said terminals and having conversion means for converting between information carried by way of said wired communication through said transmission channel and the information carried by way of said wireless communication,said exchange box having switch means for selectively connecting said transmission channels to particular ones of said interfaces in order to allocate the local transmitter-receivers of the different networks.
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Abstract
An intra-premises communication system enables the use of a preinstalled wired transmission channels, yet allowing a particular communication system to be located at a desired region in the premises. The system comprises an exchange box adapted to be installed in the premises and provided with different interfaces for connection to different networks. A plurality of the wired transmission channels extend from the exchange box and terminate to receptacles which are installed in the premises and have common connectors. A plurality of indoor wireless terminals of different types are provided for use within the premises. A plurality of local transmitter-receivers of different types are provided in correspondence to the types of the wireless terminals. Each of the local transmitter-receivers is detachably and selectively mounted to the common connector of the receptacle for wired communication with one of the networks through the associated transmission channel. The local transmitter-receivers have individual antennas or the like member for wireless communication with at least one of the terminals. The exchange box includes a switch for connecting the transmission channels selectively to particular ones of the interfaces, thereby allocating local transmitter-receivers and the associated terminals to the different networks. The receptacles can be preinstalled in the like fashion as the conventional electrical receptacles so that a desired wireless communication system can be located at a suitable region simply by mounting the local transmitter-receiver of the selected type to the common connector of the receptacle.
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1. An intra-premises communication system comprising:
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an exchange box mounted in premises and having different interfaces for connection to different networks; a plurality of wired transmission channels routed in the premises to extend from said exchange box and terminate to receptacles installed in said premises, and said receptacles having a common connector; a plurality of indoor wireless terminals of different types; and a plurality of local transmitter-receivers of different types each detachably and selectively mounted to said common connector of the receptacle for wired communication with one of said different networks through the associated transmission channel, each of said local transmitter-receivers having means for wireless communicating with at least one of said terminals and having conversion means for converting between information carried by way of said wired communication through said transmission channel and the information carried by way of said wireless communication, said exchange box having switch means for selectively connecting said transmission channels to particular ones of said interfaces in order to allocate the local transmitter-receivers of the different networks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An intra-premises communication system, comprising:
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an exchange box mounted in premises and having different interfaces for connection to different networks; a plurality of wired transmission channels routed in the premises to extend from said exchange box and terminate to receptacles installed in said premises, and said receptacles having a common connector; a plurality of indoor wireless terminals of different types; and a plurality of dedicated local transmitter-receivers of different types each detachably and selectively mounted to said common connector of the receptacle for wired communication with one of said different networks through the associated transmission channel, each of said local transmitter-receivers having means for wireless communicating with at least one of said terminals and having conversion means for converting between information carried by way of said wired communication through said transmission channel and the information carried by way of said wireless communication, said exchange box having switch means for selectively connecting said transmission channels to particular ones of said interfaces in order to allocate the local transmitter-receivers of the different networks.
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