CA2227267A1 - Reconfigurable on-demand telephone and data line system - Google Patents

Reconfigurable on-demand telephone and data line system

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CA2227267A1
CA2227267A1 CA002227267A CA2227267A CA2227267A1 CA 2227267 A1 CA2227267 A1 CA 2227267A1 CA 002227267 A CA002227267 A CA 002227267A CA 2227267 A CA2227267 A CA 2227267A CA 2227267 A1 CA2227267 A1 CA 2227267A1
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telephone
wiring network
telephone wiring
user location
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Michael B. Propp
David L. Propp
Christopher P. Ladas
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Adaptive Networks Inc
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Michael B. Propp
David L. Propp
Christopher P. Ladas
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04MTELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M11/00Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems

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  • Exchange Systems With Centralized Control (AREA)
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Abstract

The present invention uses digital communications over a non-telephone wiring network (220) (i.e. existing power line distribution network) to provide telephone line service to individual users (210). The telephone line service is "on-demand" in that any user can interface a telephonic device to the electrical wiring (220) and instantly obtain telephone line service. The present system may be used to provide primary telephone service and alternatively secondary telephone service for those not willing to pay for dedicated line service. For primary or secondary service, the telephone number associated with the line may be assigned by the telephone company, or utility company, or may be a uniquely assigned telephone number hardwired into each particular telephone to be connected to the electrical wiring (220). The additional "on-demand" telephone lines may be assigned an identifier, such as a suffix, for use in routing calls to and from the particular "on-demand" line.

Claims (59)

1. A method of providing communication channel between one or more communication devices at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network, comprising the steps of:
using a controller connected to said non-telephone wiring network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over said non-telephone wiring network;
using a non-telephone wiring network interface device to connect each communication device at a user location to the non-telephone wiring network;
assigning a telephone number to a first communication device connected to said non-telephone wiring network at said user location, and providing said first communication device with a communication channel over said non-telephone wiring network; and providing additional communication channels over said non-telephone wiring network for each additional communication device connected to said non-telephone wiring network at said user location.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
assigning a secondary telephone number to each said additional communication device connected at said user location, each said secondary telephone number comprising said telephone number and an identifying the particular additional communication device connected at said user location.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of:
assigning a secondary telephone number to said first communication device connected at said user location.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
dynamically assigning a secondary telephone number to each said additional communication device connected at said user location, each said secondary telephone number comprising said telephone number and an identifier identifying the particular additional communication device connected at said user location.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the steps of:
dynamically assigning a secondary telephone number to said first communication device connected at said user location.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
assigning a telephone number to each said additional communication device connected at said user location.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
assigning a secondary telephone number to said first communication device connected at said user location.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
dynamically assigning a telephone number to each said additional communication device connected at said user location; and wherein the assignment of said telephone number to said first communication device is performed dynamically.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
dynamically assigning a secondary telephone number to said first communication device connected at said user location.
10. The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of:
routing a first incoming communication channel to said first communication device connected at said user location; and routing additional incoming communication channels in turn to said additional communication devices identified by each said secondary telephone number and connected at said user location.
11. The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

routing a first outgoing communication channel from said first communication device connected at said user location; and routing additional outgoing communication channels in turn from said additional communication devices identified by each said secondary telephone number and connected at said user location.
12. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of:
routing a first incoming communication channel to said first communication device connected at said user location; and routing additional incoming communication channels in turn to said additional communication devices identified by each said telephone number and connected at said user location.
13. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of:
routing a first outgoing communication channel from said first communication device connected at said user location; and routing additional outgoing communication channels in turn from said additional communication devices identified by each said telephone number and connected at each said user location.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
16. A method of providing communication channels between a communication device at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network,comprising the steps of:
using a controller connected to said non-telephone wiring network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over said non-telephone wiringnetwork;

using a non-telephone wiring network interface device to connect a communication device at a user location to the non-telephone wiring network;
assigning at least one telephone number to said communication device connected to said non-telephone wiring network at said user location, and providing said communication device with one or more communication channels over said non-telephone wiring network.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
19. A method of providing identification numbers to one or more communication devices at a user location communicating with a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network,comprising the steps of:
using a controller connected to said non-telephone wiring network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over said non-telephone wiring network;
using a non-telephone wiring network interface device to connect each communication device at a user location to the non-telephone wiring network; anddynamically assigning an identification number to each communication device connected to said non-telephone wiring network at said user location.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the steps of:
(a) ringing all communication devices which are not in use and which are connected at said user location when an incoming communication channel is intended for that user location;
(b) connecting the incoming communication channel to the first communication device at the user location to answer; and repeating steps (a) and (b) if additional incoming communication channels are intended for that user location.
21. The method of claim 19, wherein the communication devices at said user location correspond to those communication devices associated with one of aparticular identification number and a telephone number.
22. The method of claim 19, further comprising the steps of:
providing an outgoing communication channel to each communication device at said user location which requires an outgoing communication channel.
23. The method of claim 19, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
24. The method of claim 19, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
25. A method of providing communication channels between one or more communication devices at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network,the steps of:
using a controller connected to said non-telephone wiring network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over said non-telephone wiring network;
using a non-telephone wiring network interface device to connect each communication device at a user location to the non-telephone wiring network; andassigning an identification number to each communication device connected to said non-telephone- wiring network at each user location, and dynamically providing each said communication device with a communication channel over said non-telephone wiring network when each said communication device requires a communication channel.
26. The method of claim 25, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
27. The method of claim 25, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
28. A method of providing communication channels between one or more communication devices at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network, comprising the steps of:
using a controller connected to said non-telephone wiring network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over said non-telephone wiring network;
using a non-telephone wiring network interface device to connect each communication device at a user location to the non-telephone wiring network; and dynamically assigning an identification and a communication channel to each communication device connected to said non-telephone wiring network at said user location, when each said communication device requires communication channel.
29. The method of claim 28, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
30. The method of claim 28, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
31. A method of providing communication channels from one or more communication devices at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network, comprising the steps of:
using a controller connected to said non-telephone wiring network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over said non-telephone wiring network;
using a non-telephone wiring network interface device to connect each communication device at a user location to the non-telephone wiring network;
assigning a telephone number to said controller; and assigning said telephone number and an identifier to each communication device connected to said non-telephone wiring network and associated with said controller, and dynamically providing each said communication device with a communication channel over said non-telephone wiring network, when each said communication device requires a communication channel.
32. The method of claim 31, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
33. The method of claim 31, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
34. A method of providing communication channel between one or more communication devices at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network, comprising the steps of:
billing a user for usage depending on at least one of a total time a communication device is connected to the non-telephone wiring network, a total time a communication device is used, a number of incoming communications, a number of outgoing communications, a duration of incoming communications a number of simultaneous communication channels and a duration of outgoing communications.
35. The method of claim 34, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
36. The method of claim 34, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
37. The method of any of claims 1, 16, 19, 25, 28, 31 or 34, wherein said communication device is one of a telephone set, fax machine, modem, smartphone, messaging system and a computer.
38. A system for providing communication channels between one or more communication devices at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network, comprising:
a controller connected to said non-telephone wiring network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over said non-telephone wiring network;
a non-telephone wiring network interface device to connect each communication device at a user location to the non-telephone wiring network;

said controller including a telephone assignment circuit adapted to assign a telephone number to a first communication device connected to said non-telephone wiring network at each user location, and a communication channel assignment circuit adapted to provide each said first communication device with a communication channel over said non-telephone wiring network; and said communication channel assignment circuit also adapted to provide additional communication channels over said non-telephone wiring network for additional communication devices connected to said non-telephone wiring network at said user location.
39. The system of claim 38, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
40. The system of claim 38, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
41. A system for providing communication channels between a communication device at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network, comprising:
a controller connected to said non-telephone wiring network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over said non-telephone wiring network;
a non-telephone wiring network interface device to connect a communication device at a user location to the non-telephone wiring network;
said controller including a telephone assignment circuit adapted to assign at least one telephone number to said communication device connected to said non-telephone wiring network at said user location, and a communication channel assignment circuit adapted to provide said communication device with one or more communication channels over said non-telephone wiring network.
42. The system of claim 41, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
43. The system of claim 41, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
44. A system for providing communication channels between one or more communication devices at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network, comprising:
a controller connected to said non-telephone wiring network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over said non-telephone wiring network;
a non-telephone wiring network interface device to connect each communication device at a user location to the non-telephone wiring network; andsaid controller comprising an identification number assignment circuit adapted to dynamically assign an identification number to each communication device connected to said non-telephone wiring network at said user location.
45. The system of claim 44, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
46. The system of claim 44, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
47. The system of claim 44, further comprising:
an incoming channel connection circuit which rings all communication devices which are not in use and which are connected at said user location when an incoming communication channel is intended for that user location and connects the incoming communication channel to the first communication device at the user location to answer, said incoming channel connection circuit adapted to ring the remaining connection devices not in use if additional incoming communication channels are intended for that user location; and an outgoing communication channel connection circuit adapted to provide an outgoing communication channel to each communication device at said user location which requires an outgoing communication channel.
48. A system for providing communication channels between one or more communication devices at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network, comprising:
a controller connected to said non-telephone wiring network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over said non-telephone wiring network;
a non-telephone wiring network interface device to connect each communication device at each user location to the non-telephone wiring network; and said controller comprising an identification number assignment circuit adapted to assign an identification number to each communication device connected to said non-telephone wiring network at each user location, and a communication channelassignment circuit adapted to dynamically provide each said communication device with a communication channel over said non-telephone wiring network, when each said communication device requires a communication channel.
49. The system of claim 48, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
50. The system of claim 48, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
51. A system for providing communication channels between one or more communication devices at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network comprising:
a controller connected to said non-telephone wiring network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over said non-telephone wiring network;
a non-telephone wiring network interface device to connect each communication device at a user location to the non-telephone wiring network; andsaid controller comprising an identification number and communication channel assignment circuit adapted to dynamically assign an identification number and a communication channel to each communication device connected to said non-telephone wiring network at said user location, when each said communication device requires a communication channel.
52. The system of claim 51, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
53. The system of claim 51, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
54. A system for providing communication from one or more communication devices at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network:
a controller connected to said non-telephone wiring network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over said non-telephone wiring network, said controller being assigned a telephone number;
a non-telephone wiring network interface device to connect each communication device at a user location to the non-telephone wiring network; andsaid controller comprising telephone number and identifier assignment circuit adapted to assign said telephone number and an identifier to each communication device connected to said non-telephone wiring network and associated with said controller, said assignment circuit being adapted to dynamically provide each said communication device with a communication channel over said non-telephone wiring network, when each said communication device requires a communication channel.
55. The system of claim 54, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
56. The system of claim 54, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
57. A system for providing communication channels between one or more communication devices at a user location and a telephone network using a non-telephone wiring network,comprising:
a billing circuit adapted to bill a user for usage depending on at least one of a total time a communication device is connected to the non-telephone wiring network, a total time a communication device is used, a number of incoming communications, a number of outgoing communications a duration of incoming communications, a number of simultaneous communication channels and a duration of outgoing communications.
58. The system of claim 57, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a power line distribution network.
59. The system of claim 57, wherein said non-telephone wiring network includes a CATV network.
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