Patent ID: 7113574

Claim:
Integrated telephone set with an xDSL-modem, comprising: (a) a splitter unit for separating telephone signals received via a telephone line in a low-frequency band from data signals received in a high-frequency band via the telephone line; (b) a telephone set connected to the splitter unit for transmission of telephone signals in the low-frequency band; (c) a high-speed xDSL-modem connected to the splitter unit for transmission of data signals in the high-frequency band; (d) wherein the high-speed xDSL modem is linked to at least one data communication interface for connecting a data communication device to the xDSL modem; (e) wherein the xDSL modem is activated when the data communication device is connected to the data communication interface, and wherein the xDSL modem is deactivated when the data communication device is disconnected from the data communication interface; (f) the activated xDSL modem being powered by the data communication device; (g) the telephone set being powered via the telephone line by a local PBX exchange unit; and (h) a detection means for detecting whether a data communication device is connected to the data communication interface.