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Patent US7876767 - Network combining wired and non-wired segments - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA local area network (60) within a residence or other building, including both wired (5) and non-wired segments (53). The wired segments are based on new or existing wires (5 a, 5 b, 5 c, 5 d, 5 e) in the building, wherein access to the wires is provided by means of outlets (61 a, 61 d), such as a telephone...http://www.google.com/patents/US7876767?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7876767 - Network combining wired and non-wired segmentsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7876767 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/121,075Publication dateJan 25, 2011Filing dateMay 4, 2005Priority dateApr 19, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2406682A1, CA2406682C, CA2784177A1, CN1282355C, CN1430848A, CN1960421A, CN1960421B, EP1277334A2, EP2214351A1, EP2214393A1, US6842459, US7633966, US7636373, US7715441, US7933297, US8289991, US8848725, US8867506, US8873575, US8873586, US8982903, US8982904, US20050100043, US20050232299, US20050254516, US20050259691, US20050277328, US20070091915, US20100135191, US20100135479, US20100135480, US20100254362, US20100254363, US20130011143, WO2001080543A2, WO2001080543A3Publication number11121075, 121075, US 7876767 B2, US 7876767B2, US-B2-7876767, US7876767 B2, US7876767B2InventorsYehuda BinderOriginal AssigneeMosaid Technologies IncorporatedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (835), Non-Patent Citations (245), Referenced by (6), Classifications (41), Legal Events (10) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetNetwork combining wired and non-wired segments
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