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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Dryer, Andover, MA (US);
Michael S. McCormack, Gloucester, MA (US);
Steve Weeks, N. Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/100 ;
Abstract
A telephone set of a telephone system is provided with an infrared interface. This infrared interface is able to communicate with an infrared port on a local computer. The computer is configured to send data to the infrared port, and receive data from the infrared port, in the same manner as if the computer was sending and receiving data over a telephone system. The telephone circuitry in the telephone system receives the infrared data and converts the infrared data into a format for transmitting across the telephone system.