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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arthur L Serrano, Canoga Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novation, Inc., Chatsworth, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
179 / ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for converting direct coupled data devices to acoustic coupled devices is disclosed. The apparatus consists of an acoustic coupler and associated electronics to provide acoustic coupling to a telephone handset and to connect to a direct connect modem or other data device to allow operation of the direct connect modem in most modes as if directly connected to a telephone line. The device disclosed includes circuitry for off-hook detection for automatically turning on the electronics, so that battery power is only active when required. Other features and characteristics of the device are disclosed.