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Patent US7656904 - Telephone system having multiple distinct sources and accessories therefor - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsIn conjunction with a data communication network carrying multiple telephony signals and allowing for connection of telephone sets, a system and method in which two external feeders connect to the data network at two distinct points via two distinct devices. The data network can be based on dedicated...http://www.google.com/patents/US7656904?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7656904 - Telephone system having multiple distinct sources and accessories thereforAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7656904 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/709,128Publication dateFeb 2, 2010Filing dateFeb 22, 2007Priority dateMar 13, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2525471A1, CA2525471C, CA2768187A1, EP1611737A1, US7738453, US7746905, US8238328, US20050129069, US20070086444, US20070147369, US20070147433, US20070153836, WO2004082255A1Publication number11709128, 709128, US 7656904 B2, US 7656904B2, US-B2-7656904, US7656904 B2, US7656904B2InventorsYehuda BinderOriginal AssigneeMosaid Technologies IncorporatedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (748), Non-Patent Citations (184), Referenced by (8), Classifications (25), Legal Events (10) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTelephone system having multiple distinct sources and accessories therefor
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