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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:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
May. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
James F. Landry, Germantown, MD (US);
Assignee:
3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 ;
Abstract
A computer includes an adapter. The adapter includes an ISDN connection capable of communicating ISDN signals between the computer and a remote device. The adapter also includes an analog modem connection capable of communicating analog modem signals between the computer and the remote device. A selector device selects either the ISDN connection or the modem connection with which to transfer information between the computer and the remote device. The adapter card may transfer either analog modem information or ISDN modem information.