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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:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2003
Applicants:
William J. Beyda, Cupertino, CA (US);
Florin Gheorghiu, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
William J. Beyda, Cupertino, CA (US);
Florin Gheorghiu, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Communications, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dual mode packet phone is provided, comprising a first connector to connect the phone with a data network, and a second connector to connect the phone with a backup network. The phone automatically switches between the data and backup networks in the event that the data network fails to process the call in a timely manner. In a preferred embodiment, the phone is a Voice-over-IP phone, and comprises a voice processing unit, a control unit, a line interface, a data network interface, and a backup switch.