Patent ID: 7130297

Claim:
A voice and data network, comprising: a) a telephone and a computer connected to a voice and data module (VDM) device, the telephone and computer having unique assigned network addresses with respect to one another, b) a plurality of said VDM devices connected to a plurality of telephone wires in a building, c) said plurality of telephone wires connected together to provide a telephone network in which only one phone can communicate on a given line at one time, d) a link to wide area network (LTW) that connects said telephone network to a Public Service Telephone Network (PSTN) and an Internet Service Provider (ISP), e) said LTW and said plurality of said VDM devices communicate together over said telephone network using communication addresses assigned to said LTW and each VDM device of said plurality of VDM devices by means of Token in Ethernet Protocol technology.