Modular subscriber device

US5521976A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Grundig E.M.V. · DE

Inventors

• Joachim Janosch · Bamberg, DE
• Konrad Eibenberger · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 1994
• Grant date: May 28, 1996
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04Q3/625
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The device is a subscriber apparatus with one or more modules interconnected by a bi-directional bus which communicates both digital and analog signals. The module perform different telecommunication functions, such as telephone, telefax, etc. Each module includes storage with a module-specific control program. The control unit may control the whole subscriber apparatus. When a new module is connected to the bus, an identification is assigned thereto which further determines the start address for the module-specific control program.