Patent ID: 6222910
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A connection system for interfacing with a two-wire telephone line, the connection system comprising:a communication device having both a pair of communication device transmitting wires and a pair of communication device receiving wires, including a programmable communication processor disposed on the communication device, the communication processor capable of programmably causing the generation of a transmit signal having a preselected amplitude to the telephone base via the interface adapter when in the data mode state;wherein the programmable host processor performs the following programmable steps:(a) causing a plurality of telephone base types to be displayed on a computer display that is operatively connected to the host computer, wherein each telephone base type has associated therewith an amplitude value;(b) selecting one of the displayed amplitude values in response to a user input at a computer input device that is operatively connected to the host computer; and(c) causing the communication processor to use the selected amplitude value as the amplitude of the transmit signal provided to the telephone base when in the data mode state;a host computer having a programmable host processor which is operatively coupled to the communication device;a telephone set base capable of connection to the two-wire telephone line, and further having a pair of base transmitting wires and a pair of base receiving wires for detachable interconnection with a telephone handset; andan interface adapter capable of selectively interconnecting both the pair of communication device transmitting wires and the pair of communication device receiving wires with the corresponding pair of base transmitting wires and the pair of base receiving wires, whereby the communication device is capable of communicating data to the two-wire telephone line in a data mode state.