Patent ID: 6546442
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
An adapter for transferring data between a data processing system and at least one data communications system by remotely linking said at least one data communications system to said data processing system, said adapter comprising:a casing having an aperture at one end of said casing; a carrier board having a connector for connecting to a port of said data processing system, wherein said carrier board is mounted within said casing with said connector accessible via said aperture in said casing; a single programmable digital signal processing means mounted on said carrier board, wherein said single programmable digital signal processing means communicates with said data processing system via said connector; a memory means mounted on said carrier board, said memory means storing software program means for instructing said single programmable digital signal processing means; at least one interface cable means for connecting said adapter to at least one public communications network which links to said at least one data communications system, wherein said connection of said at least one interface cable means to said adapter can be detected by said single programmable digital signal processing means; and a plurality of transceiving means mounted on said carrier board, wherein one or all of said plurality transceiving means can be activated by said single programmable digital signal processing means for providing data communications to said at least one remote-data communications system, in response to the type of said at least one interface cable means connected to said adapter.