Apparatus and method for simultaneous multiple telephone type services on a single telephone line
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a first bi-directional voice service to a first device at a user premise over a subscriber line within a plain old telephone system (POTS) frequency band; and
providing, concurrently with the first bi-directional voice service, a second bi-directional voice service to a second device at the user premise identified by a unique address over the subscriber line within a frequency band that is higher than the POTS frequency band.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for simultaneously providing multiple telephone-type services to any/all POTS-type devices on a single wire pair at a user premises. The present invention provides for the ability to add separately addressable POTS devices on a single service loop. This can be accomplished in at least two ways: first by the use of a multipoint protocol or second by Frequency Division Multiplexing.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a first bi-directional voice service to a first device at a user premise over a subscriber line within a plain old telephone system (POTS) frequency band; and providing, concurrently with the first bi-directional voice service, a second bi-directional voice service to a second device at the user premise identified by a unique address over the subscriber line within a frequency band that is higher than the POTS frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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providing a first bi-directional voice service over a subscriber line within a plain old telephone system (POTS) frequency band; and providing a plurality of services, including a second bi-directional voice service, over the subscriber line within a frequency band that is higher than the POTS frequency band, wherein each of the plurality of services is separately identified by a unique address to a device at a user premise. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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means for providing a first bi-directional voice service to a first device at a user premise over a subscriber line within a plain old telephone system (POTS) frequency band; and means for providing, concurrently with the first bi-directional voice service, a second bi-directional voice service to a second device at the user premise identified by a unique address over the subscriber line within a frequency band that is higher than the POTS frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A device comprising:
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memory having stored thereon program code; and a processor that is programmed by at least the program code to enable the device to; provide a first bi-directional voice service to a first device at a user premise over a subscriber line within a plain old telephone system (POTS) frequency band; and provide, concurrently with the first bi-directional voice service, a second bi-directional voice service to a second device at the user premise identified by an unique address over the subscriber line within a frequency band that is higher than the POTS frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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