Telephone-coupled device for internet access
US7130417B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 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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