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ISDN interface unit with separate ring generator

US5563943A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 1995
Grant dateOct 8, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/36
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ISDN interface unit interconnects a data processing unit, an ISDN, and an analog telephone and includes a ring sound controller for supplying a control signal to designate a generation of a ring of the analog telephone through a modular jack; a ring signal generator generating a ring sound; a switch selecting one of the ring sounds generated and supplying the ring sound to the analog telephone. Further, the ISDN interface unit comprises communication functions for the digital signal and for the voice band signal, a control channel signal sent from the ISDN line is interpreted, and one of the communication functions can be selected.

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