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US6118857A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 1998
Grant dateSep 12, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M11/06
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The data transmission apparatus has a subscriber connection for a telephone subscriber line and a data connection for connection to a computer. A modulator section converts the digital data received from the computer into a transmission signal which is suitable for transmission via the telephone subscriber line. A demodulator section converts the signal received from the telephone subscriber line into a digital data stream. The data transmission apparatus has a device for detecting a special signal that is contained in the received signal at times. The special signal may be, in particular, a call-waiting signal injected into the subscriber line at an exchange while a call is waiting.

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