KR100443208B1 - Reconfigurable Application Phone and Data Line Systems - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a telephone line service to each user by using digital communication through a non-wired line network (for example, an existing power line wiring network).

The telephone line service can be called an application type in that any user can immediately receive telephone line service by connecting a telephone-related apparatus to an electrical line.

The system of the present invention can also be used to provide a main telephone service and, on the other hand, a secondary telephone service to consumers who do not wish to receive a dedicated line service. For the primary or secondary service, the telephone company or utility company may assign a telephone number associated with the line, or the telephone number may be ancillary to each specific telephone connected to the front line.

In the case of an incident "subscription" telephone line, an identifier such as an attachment may be assigned for a specific "submission" line and for routing calls therefrom.

Description

Reconfigurable Application Phone and Data Line Systems

Today's telephone networks provide telephone and data services to a range of individual users. Each user is assigned an additional telephone number and is provided with a dedicated telephone line or a subscriber loop from the user's location to the telephone company's central office. Typically, the distance from the user's location to the central office is on the order of miles. The central office will provide connectivity between individual users and the rest of the telephone network.

Each user loop may have a series of telephones and other communication devices connected thereto, such as a fax or modem. However, since these devices are all connected to the same telephone line, only one telephone call can be made at a time. For example, when using a telephone / fax-connected device, voice calling over the telephone or fax communication via the fax machine can be made at one given time. In a similar manner, when using a telephone / modem connected device, a voice call over a telephone or a data call over a modem can be made at one point in time. Occasionally, while two people are talking on one phone, they may need to make voice and data calls or modem calls simultaneously, such as when they want to send a fax or data file to the other party. With a single line assigned to each user, the only solution is to end the voice call, convert it to fax or data, and then start subsequent voice calls. This method is extremely inconvenient.

Another countermeasure to the above problem associated with a telephony call is to provide each user with one or more dedicated lines. When a user is assigned two dedicated lines, one person can perform a fax or data communication on one line and make a voice call on the other. In assigning multiple dedicated lines to each user, the problem of simultaneous voice calls between different parties is also raised. This situation occurs when one user wants to make a voice call with another party. Each party then initiates a separate voice call over a different user line.

One disadvantage of providing multiple circuits for each user is the complexity and bandwidth of additional systems for managing such systems. Another major drawback on the user side is the extra cost of extra circuits, especially in view of the fact that the second (or more) circuit is only occasionally used for a very short time. The price discrepancy associated with the second line, in most cases, applies equally to a single line configuration. This is due to the fact that the installation and operation of the telephone line is purely related to bureaucratic procedures. This inconvenience on the user side is further amplified when the telephone line is short and temporary. For example, in the case of temporary addresses, university dormitories, summer vacation homes or the like, it is sometimes inconvenient to set up and operate a telephone line that will soon be removed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system for providing a telephone line service using a non-visioned line such as an existing power line wiring network.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system for dynamically providing a reconfigurable telephone line service using a non-visioned line such as a power line wiring network.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a system for dynamically providing one or more 'subscription' telephone lines to a user through a non-visioned line such as a power line wiring network.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to telephone and data communications, and more particularly to the use of non-telephone networks, such as low voltage power line wiring networks, as on-demand telephone and data lines. It is about.

The present invention is for a system for providing a telephone line service to each user using a non-visioned line network, such as a conventional low voltage line. The low voltage line used here means to provide 120V residential single-phase power to individual businesses and residents, for example. The telephone line service can be referred to as an application type in that any user can secure one telephone line service immediately by being connected to a telephone or other communication device. The system according to the invention can also be used to provide a primary telephone service to users who do not want to incur costs for leased line services. On the other hand, the system of the present invention may be used to provide secondary telephone service, i.e., 2, 3, ... line telephone service to users who do not want to bear the cost of dedicated secondary line service. have.

The power line telephone service according to the present invention uses digital communication over the wire. When used as a main telephone service, the telephone number associated with the line may be assigned by a telephone company or a utility company, and may be an additional number assigned to each telephone connected to the wire. The same is true for secondary telephone services. On the other hand, in the secondary telephone service, the telephone number associated with the power line may be the same number for all telephones connected to a specific user location. Ancillary 'application' telephone lines may be assigned some identifier associated with a user location number, to allow direct dialing of calls to or from a particular 'application' line.

In addition to using the existing power line wiring network, the telephone service according to the present invention can be provided through any wiring system such as cable or CATV network.

The low voltage network includes a power converter that typically connects nearly twelve locations on a US system. The number of locations connected to each transducer can be high or low depending on the system characteristics of the location. These power converters are provided with a system controller for directing calls to the main telephone line connected to the converter as well as the accompanying 'application' line at each location. Since multiple telephones can be used over a single physical communication medium, multiple access methods, such as token passing, are used to control access to the communication medium. Power line communication devices or the like as described in US Pat. No. 4,815,106, which is incorporated herein by reference, is used to connect power lines to telephones.

Hereinafter, the objects, features and effects of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The description is for the purpose of describing the embodiments in the drawings only and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

1 is a conventional telephone line network block diagram,

2 is a power line wiring network block diagram for providing a 'on request' telephone service,

Figure 3 is a user location diagram showing the connection between the 'application ceremony' previous circuit in accordance with the present invention.

1 shows a portion of a typical telephone network. The central office 100 is connected to each user or subscriber 110 through a dedicated subscriber loop 120. Subscribers 11 wishing to have a secondary telephone line must install the special subscriber loop 12 and pay monthly fee. To this end, a dedicated line pair from the central office 11 to the subscriber 110 is required. As mentioned earlier, despite the extremely low usage, the full cost of the service must be paid.

FIG. 2 provides a telephone service to a corresponding user location 210 via a low voltage line or a power line 220 connecting each user location 210 to a power line network converter 200 through a line 204. An example of the use of the power line wiring network through the converter 200 is shown. The converter 200 is connected to the high voltage line wiring network through the line 240. The controller 200 is connected to the transducer 200, which will be described later, which performs essential control functions to assist the present invention. The controller 202 may be disposed on the line 204 or anywhere in the line 220. The power line connecting mechanism 230 is disposed between each user position 21 and the power line 220. The connection mechanism 230 may be a power line communication device according to US Pat. No. 4,815,106, which enables digital data communication through a power line. On the other hand, the connection mechanism 230 may be provided as one internal component constituting the telephone, such as a telephone service secured simultaneously with inserting the telephone into the power line socket. The connection mechanism 230 has not only an optional battery backup function, but also a normal BORSCHT function (battery, overvoltage, beep, monitoring, cord connection, hybridization, and testing) by a subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC). It may be configured.

The controller 202 performs local power line network management and control functions. These functions include local addressing and management, such as dynamic addressing and network address / telephone numbering, and network access management using dynamic voice / data channel addressing and management. In addition, the controller 202 performs local network monitoring, including execution monitoring, error / fault search, error location monitoring, and remote node diagnostics. The controller 202 also provides high speed multiplexing from or towards an advanced switching system. Optional, administrative, persistent and transient (OAM + P) additions such as unit diagnostics and signal translation (to local addresses) are also possible by the controller 202.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, each user location is assigned a normal telephone number. This number is associated with the main telephone number 212 at location 210. The incidental 'application' telephone line required at the user location is assigned to the normal telephone number at that location 210, in addition to a suffix confirming that it is a particular telephone line at each location 210. do. The assignment of the 'application' telephone line is made by the controller 202 whenever one secondary phone is connected.

For example, a telephone number " 555-1212 " having an incident 'application' line such as " 555-1212-1 ", " 555-1212-2 " can be assigned to location 210. Calls destined for location 210 then lead to the first connectable phone. Thus, if one call is connected to location 210, it will ring main phone 212. For the next call, as the controller 202 detects that the main phone number is currently in use, it connects to the first 'application' line, i.e., "555-1212-1". Similar procedures apply to outgoing calls. The first call starting at location 210 is treated as originating from the main telephone number. The next call is treated as originating from the first 'application' line "555-1212-1". In this way, multiple wires can be used at each location 210 in the form of a 'application' while receiving temporary wiring management by the controller 202. The cost for the 'application' line is calculated taking into account various factors, including the total time the phone is connected, the total time that the connected phone is idle.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, each telephone is dynamically assigned one confirmation number at the same time as it is plugged in. When a call is received, the controller 202 rings a phone connected to a particular user location 201, i.e. all phones whose confirmation numbers match a particular phone number. The call is connected to the original telephone. When the next call is received, all unused phones ring by the controller 202. This call connects to the first telephone that answers. This same process applies to subsequent incoming calls. A similar process is performed for the dispatch call. In other words, one line is dynamically allocated to the first telephone of the user location 210 to be called. For every telephone at location 210, the lines are dynamically assigned each time they send out a call.

On the other hand, one secondary identifier for the telephone number of the converter 200 may be assigned to all the phones connected to the corresponding converter 200, so that one telephone number may be assigned to the converter 200. For this embodiment, there is no need to pay for the continuous subscriber loop at location 210. Rather, whenever a phone line is needed somewhere in locations 210, simply plugging in the phone device results in a single 'application' phone line being assigned.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to exclude all of the above attached symbols and replace them with a unique telephone identification number system embedded in each telephone. This is analogous to the use of telephone serial numbers commonly used in cellular telephone systems.

Since multiple organizations input and output through a single physical communication channel, a multi-access method such as that used in a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN) is used. The communication system used in the present invention may be a packet-type digital messaging system, where each data packet includes a header information specifying a desired recipient. . This tip information may be a conventional telephone number or a logical network address associated with the conventional telephone number, or may include additional information depending on the particular system supplied. In order to be transparent to the rest of the general switched telephone network (PSDN), the tip information may include standard tip information, that is, a telephone number. Each controller 202 then performs packet data management associated with the attachment. Meanwhile, the tip information may include additional information or an additional telephone serial number.

According to FIG. 3, a user location 210 connected to a power line wiring network through one power line is shown. The network connection mechanism 230 may be internal or external to the user location as long as it provides the necessary connection functionality. In addition, the network connection mechanism 230 may be configured by connecting only one telephone terminal 300 to one line, or may be configured by connecting a series of telephone terminals 300 to one line. . On the other hand, the network connection mechanism 230 may be configured to be connected to a series of lines. One or more telephone terminals 300 are connected to the power line 220 through the network connection mechanism 230. If more telephone lines are needed, the additional telephone terminal 300 may be connected. Modems, fax machines, and similar additional data communication equipment may also be connected to the network connection device 230 in a similar fashion.

The network side connection 206 (FIG. 2) of the controller 202 may connect directly to a typical telephone company central office or, optionally, to an advanced attachment connected to the controller 202, whereby the controller 202 Is in turn connected to the telephone network. This connection may be via wire, cable, microwave, radiowave or optical link. On the other hand, the connection may be via a high voltage line such as the line 240. This connection allows the system of the present invention to provide a system close to or equivalent to that of a local telephone operator.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated with reference to the preferable embodiment, those skilled in the art will understand that various deformation | transformation are possible without deviating from the meaning and range of this invention, and this invention includes all such inventions.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a telephone line service to each user by using an existing non-voltage line network such as a low voltage line, thereby providing a system close to or equivalent to that of a local telephone operator.

Claims (56)

Using a controller connected to the non-visioned network for controlling communication input and output through the non-visioned network; Using a non-visioned network connection to connect each communication device at the user location with the non-visioned network; Assigning one telephone number to the first communication device connected to the non-visioned line network at the user location, and providing a communication channel to the first communication device through the non-visioned line network; Providing a secondary communication channel through the non-systemic circuit network for each of the secondary communication devices connected to the non-system circuitry network at the user location; Or a method for providing a communication channel between more communication devices and a telephone network. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: assigning one secondary telephone number to each of the secondary communication devices connected to the user location, the telephone number, and an identifier to verify that the secondary communication device is a particular secondary communication device connected to the user location. A method for providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network, further comprising a. 3. A method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of assigning one secondary telephone number for the first communication device connected to the user location. Or a method for providing a communication channel between more communication devices and a telephone network. 2. The system of claim 1, dynamically assigning one secondary telephone number to each of said additional communications devices connected to said user location, said telephone number, and an identifier that verifies that said particular communications device is connected to said user location. And providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network. 5. A method according to claim 4, comprising dynamically assigning one secondary telephone number to the first communication device connected to the user location. Or a method for providing a communication channel between more communication devices and a telephone network. 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising the step of assigning one telephone number to said additional communication device connected to said user location. A method for providing a communication channel between a communication device and a telephone network. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of assigning one secondary telephone number to the first communication device connected to the user location. Or a method for providing a communication channel between more communication devices and a telephone network. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically assigning one telephone number to each additional communication device connected to the user location, wherein the allocation of the phone number to the first communication device is made dynamically. A method for providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically assigning one secondary telephone number to the first communication device connected to the user location, at a user location using a non-wired line network. A method for providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network. 3. The communication system according to claim 2, wherein a first communication channel is connected to said first communication device connected to said user location and further received by said additional communication means identified by said respective secondary telephone numbers connected to said user location. And connecting the communication channels in turn, the communication channel between the one or more communication devices and the telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising: connecting a first communication channel sent from the first communication device connected to the user location, and sending from the secondary communication device identified by each secondary telephone number connected to the user location. And connecting the supplementary communication channels in sequence, wherein the communication channel between the one or more communication devices and the telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network is provided. 7. A communication system as claimed in claim 6, wherein a first communication channel is connected to the first communication device connected to the user location, and further communication is received by the secondary communication device identified by the respective telephone number and connected to the user location. And connecting channels one after the other, wherein the communication channel between the one or more communication devices and the telephone network at one user location is provided using a non-visioned circuit network. 7. A communication channel as claimed in claim 6, wherein a first communication channel from said first communication device connected to said user location is connected and said communication channel from said secondary communication device identified by said respective telephone number and connected to said user location. And providing a communication channel between the one or more communication devices and the telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said non-wired line network comprises a power line wire network, wherein said non-wired line network provides a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-visioned circuitry network comprises a CATV network. Using a controller connected to the non-visioned network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over the non-visioned network; Using a non-networked network connection to connect each communication device at a user location to the non-wired network; Assigning at least one telephone number to the first communication device connected to the non-visioned line network at the user location, and providing one or more communication channels to the first communication device through the non-visioned line network. A method for providing a communication channel between a communication device and a telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the non-wired circuitry comprises a powerline network. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the non-visioned circuitry network comprises a CATV network. Using a controller connected to the non-visioned network for controlling incoming and outgoing communications over the non-visioned network; Using a non-visioned network connection to connect each communication device at the user location with the non-visioned network; And dynamically assigning one confirmation number to each communication device connected to the non-visioned line network at the user location. Method of providing a confirmation number for the above communication device. The method of claim 19, (a) ringing all communication devices that are not in use and connected to the user location when one receiving communication channel is received at the corresponding user location; (b) responding by connecting the receiving communication channel to the first communication device at the user location; And further comprising repeating steps (a) and (b) when the additional reception communication channel is received at the corresponding user location. A method of providing a confirmation number for further communication devices. 20. A user device according to claim 19, wherein the communication device at the user location corresponds to those communication devices having one of a specific identification number and a phone number. A method of providing a confirmation number for one or more communication devices. 20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising providing a dispatch communication channel to each communication device at a user location where the dispatch communication channel is needed, at the user location in communication with the telephone network using a non-visioned circuit network. A method of providing a confirmation number for one or more communication devices. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the non-wired line network comprises a power line wiring network. 20. A method for providing a confirmation number for one or more communication devices at a user location in communication with a telephone network using a non-wired line network. . 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein said non-wired line network comprises a CATV network. Using a controller connected to the non-visioned network for controlling communication input and output through the non-visioned network; Using a non-visioned network connection to connect each communication device at the user location with the non-visioned network; If each communication device requires one communication channel, assign one confirmation number to each communication device connected to the non-vision line network at the user location, and the respective communication through the non-vision line network. A method for providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network, the method comprising dynamically providing a communication channel to a device. 27. The method of claim 25, wherein the non-wired line network comprises a power line wiring network. 27. The method of claim 25, wherein the non-visioned circuitry network comprises a CATV network. Using a controller connected to the non-visioned network for controlling communication input and output through the non-visioned network; Using a non-visioned network connection to connect each communication device at the user location with the non-visioned network; When each communication device requires one communication channel, dynamically assigning one confirmation number and communication channel to each communication device connected to the non-visioned circuit network at the user location. A method for providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network. 29. The method of claim 28, wherein the non-wired circuitry comprises a powerline network. 29. The method of claim 28, wherein the non-systemic circuitry network comprises a CATV network. Using a controller connected to the non-visioned network for controlling communication input and output through the non-visioned network; Using the non-wired circuitry connection mechanism to connect each communication device at a user location to the non-wired network; Assigning one telephone number to the controller; When each communication device requires one communication channel, the telephone number and one confirmation code are assigned to each communication device connected to the non-network line and having the controller, and through the non-network line. Providing a communication channel from one or more communication devices and telephone networks at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network, comprising dynamically providing one communication channel to each communication device. Way. 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the non-wired circuitry comprises a powerline network. 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the non-visioned circuitry network comprises a CATV network. The total time one communication device is connected to the non-visioned network, the total time one communication device is used, the number of incoming communication, the number of outgoing communication, the duration of the incoming communication, the number of simultaneous communication channels and the duration of outgoing communication. A method of providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network, comprising: charging a user fee according to at least one of the times. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the non-wired circuitry comprises a powerline network. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the non-traditional circuitry network comprises a CATV network, wherein the non-traditional circuitry network provides a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location. 35. The apparatus of any one of claims 1, 16, 19, 25, 28, 31 or 34, wherein the communication device is a telephone set, a fax machine, a modem, a smartphone ( smartphone), a messaging system and a computer. A controller connected to the non-vision line network for controlling reception and dispatch communication through the non-vision line network, And the non-visioned network connection device for connecting each communication device at a user location to the non-visioned network, A telephone assignment circuit configured to assign a telephone number to a first communication device connected to the non-visioned line network at each user location, and to establish one communication channel to each first communication device through the non-visioned line network. A communication channel assignment circuit adapted to provide, Wherein the communication channel assignment circuit is further configured to provide an additional communication channel via the non-visioned circuit network for an additional communication device connected to the non-visioned circuit network at the user location. A system for providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices in the network and the telephone network. 39. The system of claim 38, wherein the non-wired circuitry network comprises a powerline network, wherein at least one communication device and a telephone network at a user location are provided. 39. The system of claim 38, wherein said non-visioned circuitry network comprises a CATV network. A controller connected to the non-vision line network for controlling reception and dispatch communication through the non-vision line network, And the non-visioned network connection device for connecting each communication device at a user location to the non-visioned network, A telephone assignment circuit configured to assign at least one telephone number to the communication device connected to the non-visioned line network at the user location, and to provide one or more communication channels to the communication device through the non-visioned line network. And a communication channel assignment circuit configured to provide a communication channel between a communication device and a telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network. 42. The system according to claim 41, wherein the non-wired circuitry network comprises a power line wiring network. 42. The system of claim 41, wherein the non-visioned circuitry network comprises a CATV network. A controller connected to the non-vision line network for controlling reception and dispatch communication through the non-vision line network, A non-visioned network connection for connecting each communication device at a user location to the non-visioned network; And wherein the controller comprises a confirmation number assignment circuit configured to dynamically assign one confirmation number to each communication device connected to the non-vision line network at the user location. A system that provides a communication channel between one or more communication devices at a location and a telephone network. 45. The system of claim 44, wherein the non-wired circuitry network comprises a powerline network, wherein a communication channel is provided between the telephone network and one or more communication devices at a user location. 45. The system of claim 44, wherein the non-wired circuitry network comprises a CATV network, using a non-wired circuitry network to provide a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location. 45. The method of claim 44, wherein when one receiving communication channel comes to the corresponding user location, the communication device makes a ringing of all communication devices that are not in use and connected to the user location and responds by connecting the receiving communication channel to the first communication device. A reception channel connection circuit configured to ring the remaining connection in use when an additional reception communication channel is brought to the user position; And an outgoing communication channel connection circuit configured to provide one outgoing communication channel to each communication device at the user's location requiring the outgoing communication channel. A system for providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network. A controller connected to the non-vision line network for controlling reception and dispatch communication through the non-vision line network, A non-visioned network connection for connecting each communication device at a user location to the non-visioned network; A confirmation number assignment circuit configured to assign one confirmation number to each communication device connected to the non-visioned line network at the user location when the communication device requires one communication channel; And a communication channel assignment circuit configured to dynamically provide one communication channel to each communication device through the non-wired circuit network. A system that provides a communication channel between telephone networks. 49. The system of claim 48, wherein the non-wired circuitry network comprises a powerline network, wherein the system provides a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location. 49. The system according to claim 48, wherein said non-visioned circuitry network comprises a CATV network, providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location using said non-visioned circuitry network. A controller connected to the non-vision line network for controlling reception and dispatch communication through the non-vision line network, A non-visioned network connection for connecting each communication device at a user location to the non-visioned network; A confirmation number for the controller to dynamically assign one confirmation number and communication channel to each communication device connected to the non-visioned line network at the user location when each communication device requires one communication channel. And a communication channel assignment circuit. The system for providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network. 53. The system of claim 51, wherein the non-wired circuitry network comprises a powerline network, wherein the system provides a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location. 53. The system of claim 51, wherein the non-systemic circuitry network comprises a CATV network. A controller which is connected to the vision circuit network and assigned one phone number for the control of reception and dispatch communication through the vision network, A non-visioned network connection for connecting each communication device at a user location to the non-visioned network; A confirmation number for the controller to dynamically assign one confirmation number and communication channel to each communication device connected to the non-visioned line network at the user location when each communication device requires one communication channel. And a communication channel assignment circuit. The system for providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuit network. 55. The system of claim 54, wherein the non-wired circuitry network comprises a powerline network, wherein the system provides a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location. 55. The system of claim 54, wherein the non-visioned circuitry network comprises a CATV network. 55. A system for providing a communication channel between one or more communication devices and a telephone network at a user location using a non-visioned circuitry network.