Patent ID: 6366653
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A telecommunication apparatus for connecting a telephone to a computer, said telecommunication apparatus comprising an interface module, said interface module comprising:a microprocessing type unit, said microprocessing type unit transmitting a digital signal, said digital signal being converted from a signal from a telephone; a keyboard arbitrator device coupled to said microprocessing type unit, said keyboard arbitrator device preventing a possible conflict between a keyboard signal transmitted by a keyboard and said digital signal transmitted by said microprocessing type unit; and an output port coupled to said keyboard arbitrator device, said output port being used for providing a keycode signal to a keyboard port on a motherboard, said keycode signal being derived from either said keyboard signal or said digital signal; wherein said keyboard arbitrator device is configured to determine whether a signal received from said motherboard should be sent to said keyboard or to said microprocessing type unit and whether a signal from said keyboard should be sent to said motherboard or to said microprocessing type unit; and wherein said keyboard arbitrator device connects said output port and said microprocessing type unit when communication between the computer and the phone is requested while preventing the keyboard from receiving said digital signal sent from the microprocessing type unit to said motherboard.