Patent ID: 7221679

Claim:
An outlet for coupling a data unit and an analog telephone set to in-wall wiring that simultaneously carries a bi-directional serial digital data signal multiplexed with a telephone signal, the outlet comprising: a wiring connector operative for connecting said outlet to the in-wall wiring; a data interface connector coupled to said wiring connector and connectable to the data unit, for coupling the serial digital data signal to the data unit; a telephone connector coupled to said wiring connector and connectable to the analog telephone set, for coupling the telephone signal to the telephone set; a data transceiver coupled between said data interface connector and said wiring connector for transmitting and receiving digital data with the data unit connected to said data interface connector; and a single enclosure housing said wiring connector, said data interface connector and said telephone connector, wherein said enclosure is dimensioned to be mountable into a standard outlet receptacle or opening, and wherein said outlet is further addressable in a network.