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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. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Carl Mansfield, Camas, WA (US);
Inventor:
Carl Mansfield, Camas, WA (US);
Assignee:
Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., Camas, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The embodiments of the present invention provide for methods, systems, and devices adapted to configure a dual-mode device to the appropriate mode(s). The dual-mode device is adapted to provide analog/POTS service, digital/VoIP service, and multimedia terminal adapter (MTA) service, typically based on the enabled mode(s). A device is also provided providing MTA service to an analog or legacy phone connected to an on-premises phone wiring system via an inactive POTS line.