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US 2003/0210708 A1Published application
Digital telephone system and protocol for joint voice and data exchange via pots line
OwnerMaxim B. Belotserkovskyinventor
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Abstract
A telephone system connects to a plain old telephone service (POTS) line and includes a modem connected to the POTS line. A telephone transceiver and a data device are coupled to the modem to provide a simultaneous two-way data and voice exchange over the POTS line by detecting data for transfer and allocating bandwidth between voice and data signals to accommodate the exchange.
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A telephone system which connects to a plain old telephone service (POTS) line, comprising:
- a modem for connecting to a POTS line;
- a telephone transceiver and a data device coupled to the modem to provide a simultaneous two-way data and voice exchange over the POTS line by detecting data for transfer and allocating bandwidth between voice and data signals to accommodate the exchange.
A method for simultaneously exchanging voice and data over an analog telephone line, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plain old telephone service (POTS) line, a modem connected to the POTS line, a telephone transceiver and a data device coupled to the modem;
- detecting data transfer activity by the modem listening on the POTS line to establish a data exchange connection;
- establishing a voice connection over the POTS line to provide a simultaneous two-way data and voice exchange over the POTS line by employing voice codecs to exchange voice signals;
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- allocating bandwidth between the voice and data signals over the POTS line.
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