Concurrent wireless/landline interface apparatus and method
AssigneeTelular Corp.
InventorsLouis W. Schornack, Carl T. Heitschel, Nuri G. Anter, Neil Beneditz, Jay Kinder
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Abstract
An apparatus for interfacing at least one landline telephone service, at least one wireless cellular-type telephone service, at least one cellular-type wireless telephone and at least one standard telephonic type communication device through standard building interior telephone cable.
Claims11
In a telephonic communication system having at least one communication device for interconnection with a telephone network via at least two communication media, the improvement comprising:
- means for coupling the at least one communication device with the at least two communication media and means for individually determining the availability of each of the at least two communication media;
- means responsive to the determining means connected to the coupling means for automatically interconnecting the at least one communication device with the telephone network via the available one of the communication media.
In a communication system having first and second communication paths and at least one telephonic type communication device, the system being coupled to at least two communication networks for providing a first and second means of communication, said first means of communication coupled to the first communication path, and the communication system having at least one means for coupling the at least one telephonic communication type device to said first communication path, the improvement being:
- means between said at least one telephonic type communication device and said coupling means for connecting said telephonic type communication device to said second communication path;
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- switching means coupled to said second communication path and to said first and second means of communication for selectively coupling said second communication path to one of said first and second means of communication.
In a communication system having a communication path and at least one telephonic type communication device, the communication system being coupled to a communication network for providing a means of communication, and the communication system having at least one telephonic communication type device coupled to said communication path, the improvement being:
- testing means coupled to said communication path for testing the presence of any signal thereon;
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- interface means coupled to said communication path and said testing means and being responsive to said testing means for coupling said communication path to said communication network.
A communication system comprising:
- a cellular type interface coupled between a cellular-type transceiver and a six position telephone jack coupling means with at least four positions having individual conductors coupled thereto;
- a telephonic type device coupled to at least two of said individual conductors;
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- means coupled between said telephonic type device and said six position telephone jack coupling means for inverting the position of at least two of said individual conductors to the position of two of the other individual conductors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.