VoIP analog telephone system
AssigneeNetTALK.com, Inc.
InventorsMark F. Rodriguez, Anastasios Takis Kyriakides, Kenneth Hosfeld, Leo Manzewitsch, Garry M. Paxinos, Nicholas Kyriakides
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Abstract
A multi-port VoIP telecommunications system that allows the user to gain access to telephone connectivity through the Internet by connecting directly to the Internet or by connecting to the Internet through the existing Internet connection of a computer or cell phone device. The present system includes an Ethernet port, a Wi-Fi receiver to facilitate the transmission and receipt of Internet protocol signals wirelessly, a USB plug connectable to the ATA, connectivity to a home monitoring network and connectivity to Bluetooth devices.
Claims20
An analog telephone adapter (ATA) that enables VOID telephony services and is configured to allow a user to gain telephone connectivity between an analog handset and the internet, the ATA comprising:
- a rigid housing;
- a USB port secured to the rigid housing;
- an Ethernet port secured to the rigid housing;
- a telephone port, secured to the rigid housing, and configured to transmit signals to the analog telephone;
- a processor in the rigid housing;
- a non-transitory storage medium in the rigid housing;
- and
- a network interface card in the rigid housing;
- the ATA having
- a first configuration wherein the ATA is configured to send communications via the USB port and to relay communications from the telephone port to the USB port to enable telephony services, and
- a second configuration wherein the ATA is configured to send communications via the Ethernet port and to relay communications from the telephone port to the Ethernet port to enable telephony services;
- the non-transitory storage medium storing
- a first instruction for the processor to automatically detect communications connectivity at the USB port,
- a second instruction for the processor to automatically detect communications connectivity at the Ethernet port,
- a third instruction for the processor to automatically configure the ATA into the first configuration upon a determination of
- communications connectivity at the USB port and
- no communications connectivity at the Ethernet port;
- a fourth instruction for the processor to automatically configure the ATA into the second configuration upon a determination of
- communications connectivity at the Ethernet port and
- no communications connectivity at the USB port.
An analog telephone adapter (ATA) for VoIP telephony services and is configured to allow a user to gain telephone connectivity between a handset and the internet, the ATA comprising:
- a rigid body;
- a USB port secured to the rigid body;
- an Ethernet port secured to the rigid body;
- a telephone port, secured to the rigid body, and configured to transmit signals to the handset;
- a processor in the rigid body;
- and
- a non-transitory storage medium in the rigid body;
- the ATA having
- a first configuration wherein the ATA is configured to relay communications from the telephone port to the USB port to enable telephony services via the internet,
- wherein all communications sent by the ATA, from the USB port, originate from the telephone port,
- or a component within the rigid body;
- a second configuration wherein the ATA is configured to relay communications from the telephone port to the Ethernet port to enable telephony services via the internet;
- the non-transitory storage medium having a plug-and-play instruction set for the processor to
- automatically configure the ATA into the first configuration when
- the USB port is enabled as a first active communications interface and
- the Ethernet port is not enabled a second active communications interface, and
- automatically configure the ATA into the second configuration when
- the Ethernet port is enabled as the second active communications interface and
- the USB port is not enabled as the first active communications interface.
An analog telephone adapter (ATA) that enables VoIP telephony services and is configured to allow a user to gain telephone connectivity between an analog handset and the internet,
- the ATA comprising:
- a rigid housing;
- a USB port secured to the rigid housing;
- an Ethernet port secured to the rigid housing;
- a telephone port, secured to the rigid housing, and configured to transmit signals to the analog telephone;
- a processor within the rigid housing;
- a non-transitory storage medium within the rigid housing;
- and
- a network interface card within the rigid housing;
- the ATA having
- a first configuration wherein the ATA is configured to send communications to the internet via the USB port secured to a computer, and to relay communications from the telephone port to the USB port to enable telephony services, wherein all communications sent by the ATA, from the USB port, originate from either the telephone port or at least one component within the rigid housing;
- a second configuration wherein the ATA is configured to send communications to the internet via the Ethernet port and to relay communications from the telephone port to the Ethernet port to enable telephony services wherein all communications sent by the ATA, from the Ethernet port, originate from either the telephone port or the at least one component within the rigid housing;
- the non-transitory storage medium storing a first instruction for the processor to detect communications connectivity at the USB port, a second instruction for the processor to detect communications connectivity at the Ethernet port,
- a third instruction for the processor to configure the ATA into the first configuration upon a determination of communications connectivity at the USB port and no communications connectivity at the Ethernet port;
- and wherein the ATA is configured to receive electrical power via the USB port in both the first configuration and the second configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.