IP Library Granted Patent US 9,420,110
Granted Patent B2
US 9,420,110 · App. 14/187,126 · Granted Aug 16, 2016

Telephony terminal

Inventors: Satoru Yukie (Rancho Santa Fe, CA); Mike Kwon (San Diego, CA); Craig M. Hagopian (San Diego, CA); Kazuhiko Shirai (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: CALLAHAN CELLULAR L.L.C.
H04M7/0003H04L12/66H04M1/2535H04M1/725H04M1/738H04M7/0036H04M7/0054H04M7/1235H04M7/1295H04M3/4938
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,420,110
App. No.
14/187,126
Granted
Aug 16, 2016
Kind
B2
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 information 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.

Claims (43)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a phone port configured to connect to an analog telephone;

a network port configured to connect to a network interface device that provides access to a data network; and

a controller configured to provide services comprising at least a public switched telephone network service, an electronic mail service, and a network voice service that converts information to and from a voice format of the data network and exchanges the information between the phone port and the network port,

wherein the controller is further configured to initiate one of the services in response to receipt, from the phone port, of header information that identifies the one of the services.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the network port is configured to connect to the network interface device via a cable.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the public switched telephone network service processes telephone information from the phone port for transmission via a network device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the phone port comprises a registered jack 11 (RJ-11) port.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the phone port comprises a universal serial bus port.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to provide a broadband service that processes data for exchange with a broadband network interface device.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to process service-related data received via at least one of the phone port or the network port according to the one of the services.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the network port is configured to connect to a base station device that provides access to the data network.

9. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a device comprising a processor and configured to implement services, first information from an analog telephone via a phone port of the device, wherein the device is configured to implement services comprising at least a public switched telephone network service, an electronic mail service, and a network voice service configured to convert the first information to a voice format of a data network;

generating, by the device, second information based on the first information according to a selected service, of the services, identified by a header of the first information; and

sending, by the device, the second information to a network port of the device, wherein the network port is connected to a network interface that provides access to the data network.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising sending, by the device via the network port, the second data to the network interface via a cable.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the phone port is a universal serial bus port.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising processing, by the device, the first information for transmission via a network device.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the phone port is a registered jack 11 (RJ-11) port.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, by the device, third information via at least one of the phone port or a data port of the device;

processing, by the device, the third information according to a broadband service for exchange with a broadband network interface device to yield fourth information; and

sending, by the device, the fourth information to the network port of the device.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the network interface comprises a modem.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a telephony terminal to perform operations, comprising:

receiving first information from an analog telephone;

selecting a service of a set of services based on header information contained in the first information, wherein the set of services include at least a public switched telephone network service, an electronic mail service, and a network voice service that converts the first information to a network voice format;

creating second information based on processing of the first information according to the service; and

sending the second information to a network interface that provides access to a data network.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the sending comprises sending the second information via a network device of a wireless wide area network.

18. A telephony terminal, comprising:

means for receiving first information from an analog telephone;

means for selecting a service, of a set of services supported by the telephony terminal, based on header information of the first information, wherein the set of services include at least a public switched telephone network service, an electronic mail service, and a network voice service that converts the first information to a voice format of a data network to yield second information; and

means for sending second information to a network interface that provides access to the data network, wherein the second information is generated based on the first information and the service.

19. The telephony terminal of claim 18 , further comprising:

means for receiving third information from at least one of the analog phone or a data port;

means for processing the third information according to a broadband service for exchange with a broadband network interface device to yield fourth information; and

means for sending the fourth information to the network interface.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving third information via at least one of the analog phone or a data port;

processing the third information according to a broadband service for exchange with a broadband network interface device to yield fourth information; and

sending the fourth information to the network interface.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Dec 30, 2015
From: WOLKOSISKI MGMT. LLC
To: CALLAHAN CELLULAR L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 037406/0216 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2014
From: AXESSTEL, INC.
To: WOLKOSISKI MGMT. LLC
Reel/Frame 032274/0561 →
Continuity (6)
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Continuation 11549882 · Oct 16, 2006
Continuation 10675325 · Sep 29, 2003
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