Protocol adapter equipment for a telephone set, and a telephone set provided with such equipment
US5936952A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/1205
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Protocol adapter equipment for a telephone set including a processing unit (14) provided with hardware and software means organized to enable the telephone set to operate in compliance with a circuit mode communications protocol via a communications link (3) of a telephone network (4), and a telephone set provided with such equipment. The equipment includes a coupler (18) enabling it to operate in packet mode via the communications link in addition to the coupler (17) enabling it to operate in circuit mode, the two couplers being connected to said communications link via a selective switching member (16) and being governed by the processing unit of the set, which unit is provided, for this purpose, with means including a packet mode protocol manager (20) in addition to a circuit mode protocol manager (19).
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