VoIP analog telephone system
AssigneeNT IP Holdings, LLC
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.
Claims17
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 housing;
- a USB port secured to the housing;
- an Ethernet port secured to the housing;
- a telephone port, secured to the housing, and configured to transmit signals to the analog telephone;
- a processor in the housing;
- a non-transitory storage medium in the housing;
- and
- a network interface card in the housing;
- the ATA having
- a first configuration wherein the ATA is configured to send first communications via the USB port and to relay the first communications from the telephone port to the USB port to enable the VoIP telephony services, and
- a second configuration wherein the ATA is configured to send second communications via the Ethernet port and to relay the second communications from the telephone port to the Ethernet port to enable the VoIP 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 body;
- a USB port secured to the body;
- an Ethernet port secured to the body;
- a telephone port, secured to the body, and configured to transmit signals to the handset;
- a processor in the body;
- and
- a non-transitory storage medium in the body;
- the ATA having
- a first configuration wherein the ATA is configured to relay first communications from the telephone port to the USB port to enable the VoIP telephony services via the internet, wherein all the first communications sent by the ATA, from the USB port, originate from
- the telephone port,
- or a component within the body;
- a second configuration wherein the ATA is configured to relay second communications from the telephone port to the Ethernet port to enable the VoIP 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) having:
- a first configuration wherein the ATA is configured to send first communications via USB port and to relay the first communications from a telephone port to the USB port to enable telephony services, and
- a second configuration wherein the ATA is configured to send second communications via an Ethernet port and to relay the second communications from the telephone port to the Ethernet port to enable the telephony services;
- and
- a non-transitory storage medium storing
- a first instruction for a 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 second 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.