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AssigneeCompaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.
InventorCe Richard Liu
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Methods and arrangements are provided for allowing various devices to communicate data over standard twisted pair wire within a confined region, such as a home environment. The methods and arrangements employ radio frequency (RF) communication techniques to modulate and transmit data signals over existing twisted pair phone lines at RF frequencies. The RF transmitted data can be detected over limited distances by other similarly configured devices. The RF transmitted data is then received and demodulated to regenerate the original data. The methods and arrangements also allow the data transmission to be conducted in accordance with conventional CSMA/CD techniques/protocols. Thus, for example, Ethernet network configured devices can be seamlessly interconnected using the methods and arrangements of the present invention without requiring that additional and/or upgraded wiring be installed in the home environment.
An arrangement for transmitting digital data output by a first device to a second device over a twisted pair wire, the arrangement comprising:
An arrangement for transmitting digital data output by a first device to a second device over a twisted pair wire, the arrangement comprising:
A method for transmitting data over twisted pair wire within a home environment, the method comprising:
A method for transmitting data over twisted pair wire within a home environment, the method comprising:
A method for transmitting data over twisted pair wire within a home environment, the method comprising:
An arrangement for transmitting digital data output by a first device to a second device over a twisted pair wire, the arrangement comprising:
An arrangement for transmitting digital data output by a first device to a second device over a twisted pair wire, the arrangement comprising:
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