Patent · US Expired

Telephone-coupled device for internet access

US7130417B1 · kind B1 · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 21, 1999
Grant dateOct 31, 2006
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/738
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is provided which can be physically connected underneath a guest telephone in a hotel. The apparatus is set up with interconnection logic and a networking card so as to allow for a notebook computer to interconnect with a local area network in the hotel. The apparatus is set up to switch between sending a voice data from the guest telephone or computer data packets from the notebook computer across the hotel room telephone wire.

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