Patent ID: 7082195

Claim:
A telephone device for transmission of optical signals, comprising: a first component; a first body that includes at least one of a light emitting element and a light receiving element, a first plurality of interfaces for at least one of an input and an output of signals, the first body being optically conductive, the first component being arranged within the first body; a second component; and a second body that includes at least one of a light emitting element and a light receiving element, a second plurality of interfaces for at least one of an input and an output of signals, the second body being optically conductive, the second component being arranged within the second body; wherein the first body and the second body are arranged on top of one another as to form an optically conductive bus system, the first body and the second body being movable relative to one another and in optical contact with one another; and wherein the first body has an optical conductivity and the second body has an optical conductivity such that an optical signal input at any one of the first plurality and the second plurality of interfaces is coupled at another one of the first plurality and the second plurality of interfaces, regardless of a position of an interface.