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Telephony terminal

US7995987B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 2006
Grant dateAug 9, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/4938
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus implementing a telephony terminal for connecting a telephone to a data network. In one implementation, a telephony system includes: a phone connection for connecting to a telephone; a network connection for connecting to a network; and a controller connected to said phone connection and to said network connection; wherein said controller provides a phone service for processing inflation for said phone connection, said controller provides a network service for processing information for said network connection, and said controller provides a network voice service for converting information to and from a network voice format.

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