Method, device for detecting the calling of a telephone and modem including such a device
US6625263B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M11/06
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a digital device for detecting the hold by an apparatus of a telephone line into which is plugged a modem employing band superposition transmission, the modem sending a send signal on the telephone line and receiving from this line a digitized reception signal, characterized in that the said device comprises:a means for providing a parameter of the transfer function of the send signal on the reception signal, the said parameter being characteristic of the presence of at least the said apparatus on the line,control means for controlling the interruption of the exchanges of signals of the modem on the line, the said control being dependent on the said parameter of the transfer function.The invention also relates to the method implemented by the device of the invention, a modem comprising this device and a server of an Internet access provider using such a modem.
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