Patent · US Expired

Modular-type home gateway system including ADSL controller and homePNA controller

US6941364B2 · kind B2 · utility

74Cited by
13References
6Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 31, 2001
Grant dateSep 6, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 4, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2213/0038
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A modular-type home gateway system that includes a HomePNA controller connectable to an existing home telephone line, for providing a home network interface; an ADSL controller connected to a prior outdoor telephone line for providing an access network interface; and a system controller for controlling the HomePNA controller and the ADSL controller, the HomePNA controller and the ADSL controller formed as a modular type that are detachably connected to the system controller through a predetermined interface, and that provides a bridge function between a home network and an access network. The modular-type home gateway system provides a plurality of informational terminals connected to the home network with various data sharing functions (e.g., Internet service sharing function, a peripheral device sharing function, file/and application program sharing function, and an entertainment service sharing function like a network game) for not only narrow-band service data but also wide-band service data.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.