Patent ID: 7020266
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: H04L,H04M,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A data communications apparatus for enabling a plurality of telephone-type services to be provided to a plurality of telephone-type devices connected to a single subscriber line, said apparatus comprising: circuitry connectable to at least one of said plurality of telephone-type devices wherein said circuitry enables said at least one of said plurality of telephone-type devices to operate using a frequency band higher than a plain old telephone system (POTS) frequency band on the subscriber line; and interface circuitry attachable to said single subscriber line to enable said at least one of said plurality of telephone-type devices using said frequency band higher than said POTS frequency band to simultaneously share said single subscriber line with another one of said plurality of telephone-type devices that uses the POTS frequency band; wherein said plurality of telephone-type services comprises at least one of a video phone service, a digital phone service with a protocol utilized for communication over the Internet, a digital facsimile service, an audio service utilizing audio compression, a digitized audio service, an audio and visual data streaming service, a multimedia service, a home security service, and a meter reading service, wherein the real-time services are serviced in a timely manner using polling.