Patent ID: 7620035
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A network telephone device, comprising: a subscriber line/loop interface circuit (SLIC) for coupling to an analog telephone; a telephony processor coupled to the SLIC, the telephony processor converting outgoing telephone signals from the SLIC into outgoing data packets, the telephony processor further converting incoming data packets into incoming telephone signals to the SLIC, wherein the telephony processor comprises a microprocessor and a digital signal processor (DSP), the microprocessor handing call setup, the DSP handling voice compression; and a dial-up modem coupled to the telephony processor, the dial-up modem converting the outgoing data packets from the telephony processor into outgoing modem signals, the dial-up modem further converting incoming modem signals to the incoming data packets to the telephony processor.