Title of Invention

A DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING VOICE AND NON-VOICE SIGNALS IN AN END-TO-END DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.

Abstract TITLE: A DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING VOICE AND NON-VOICE SIGNALS IN AN END-TO-END DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. A device for communicating voice and non-voice signals in an end-to-end data communication system comprising a first station and a second station. The station proceses facsimile data and voice data for transmission over the wireless link. As the facsimile and data signals have differenct transmission rate and bandwith requirements, the first station segments or splits facsimilie data, such that the facsimile and voice data are properly multiplexed over the wireless link without distortion. The second station may adapt with the first station for receiving and transmitting facsimile and voice data via the wireless link.
Full Text METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING NON-VOICE SIGNAL SUCH AS
FACSIMILE AND
COMPRESSED VOICE OVER A DIGITAL WIRELESS LINK
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to data transmission systems.
More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for sending
voice data such as, for example, facsimile and compressed voice signals over a
digital wireless link.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are many types of data communication systems in the art for
transmitting facsimile, audio, video and data signals. In addition, cordless
telephone systems have become enormously popular, offering flexibility and
convenience unequaled by traditional corded telephone systems.
Cordless telephone systems use digital signal processing for processing
voice signals prior to transmission. Once the voice signal is digitized, a cordless
telephone system compresses the digitized voice signal using a voice
compression algorithm or technique that is based on a speech model. To
conserve bandwidth over the digital wireless link (or RF link) and maintain a
reasonable speech quality, the compression algorithm operates at compression
ratios between two and ten.
As cordless telephone systems are enormously popular, it is desirable to
incorporate additional features in these systems, such as coupling facsimile
machines to a cordless handset or producing a cordless facsimile machine.
However, facsimile machines do not process data using a speech model as is
used in cordless telephone systems. If a speech model that is applied to the
voice compression algorithm used in existing cordless telephone systems were to
be applied to facsimile data, the facsimile data would become distorted.
Data communications systems that combine voice and data, such as
facsimile, are known in the art. Davis et al, in U.S. Patent No. 5,764,628 and
Davis et al, in U.S. Patent No. 5,812,534 are two examples of such systems.
However, these systems require dedicated lines or channels to separately
transmit voice and facsimile data and are not applicable to cordless telephone
systems.
Therefore, a need exists in the art for combining the wireless transmission
of non-voice data such as facsimile signals with the wireless transmission of
compressed voice signals in cordless telephone systems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention overcomes the disadvantages associated with the prior art
by providing a method and apparatus for transmitting non-voice data such as
facsimile signals over the same wireless or radio frequency (RF) link used for
transmitting compressed voice signals. The invention segments a facsimile
signal into a format that is similar to a compressed voice signal. The segmented
portions of the facsimile signal are separately transmitted through the wireless
link. As such, the invention may transmit facsimile and/or compressed voice
signals over a wireless link without distortion.
Specifically, the inventive apparatus comprises a base station and a
remote station. The base station comprises a signal converter for converting
facsimile and compressed voice signals from a telephone network respectively
into a converted facsimile signal and a converted voice signal, a voice processor
coupled to the signal converter for compressing the converted voice signal, a
data splitter coupled to the signal converter for segmenting the converted
facsimile signal, and a modem coupled to the voice compressor and the data
splitter for transmitting the converted voice and facsimile signals via a wireless
link to the remote station. The remote station receives these signals from the
base station, and converts voice and facsimile signals in a reverse manner to that
of the base station, i.e., the segmented facsimile signals are combined into a
digital facsimile signal, the digital facsimile signal and the compressed voice
signal are processed to form analog voice and facsimile signals. As such, the
remote station may be or may contain a wireless facsimile machine and/or a
cordless telephone handset having a facsimile machine connected thereto. The
base station and remote station contain complementary circuitry that provides
full duplex facsimile and voice communications over the wireless link.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The teachings of the present invention can be readily understood by
considering the following detailed description in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 depicts a system level block diagram of an end-to-end system
comprising a base station and a receiving station;
FIG. 2 depicts a high level block diagram of a base station adapted to
communicate with an analog telephone network;
FIG. 3 depicts a high level block diagram of a base station adapted to
communicate with a digital telephone network;
FIG. 4 depicts a high level block diagram of a remote station suitable for
use with either of the base stations of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3; and
FIG. 5 depicts a high level block diagram of a base station adapted to
communicate with a digital telephone network using a single voice
compression/decompression technique.
To facilitate understanding of the invention, identical reference numerals
have been used, where possible, to designate identical elements that are
common to the figures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
FIG. 1 depicts a system level block diagram of an end-to-end system 100
for providing facsimile transmission and compressed voice transmissions through
a wireless link. The end-to-end system 100 comprises a base station 200 and
the remote station 400 that communicate with one another in a full duplex
manner. The base station 200 receives facsimile or voice signals from,
illustratively, a Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) 50 and processes the
facsimile or voice signal for transmission to the wireless link via an antenna 201.
The remote station 400 receives the transmitted facsimile or voice signal via an
antenna 401. To receive facsimile output at the remote station 400, a facsimile
device 102 or facsimile machine is coupled to the remote station 400.
Additionally, to receive a voice transmission at the remote station 400, a
telephone handset 104 is provided.
Other variations of the end-to-end system 100 include having the facsimile
device 102 embedded within the remote station 400. Also, the handset 104
may be connected to the remote station 400. Other base stations 200 and 400
for receiving facsimile and voice data from a digital network are possible. Those
skilled in the art will recognize that other variations of the end-to-end station 100
are also contemplated to be within the scope of the invention.
FIG. 2 depicts a high level block diagram of the base station 200 that is
adapted to communicate with an analog telephone network such as the
ubiquitous POTS network 50. The base station 200 may operate as a
transmitter and/or as a receiver. In a transmitter mode of operation, the base
station 200 receives voice and/or facsimile data from the POTS network 50,
processes the received POTS data, and transmits the processed POTS data to a
remote station 400 via a wireless link. Alternatively, in a receiver mode of
operation, the base station 200 receives voice and/or facsimile data from the
remote station 400 via the wireless link, processes the received facsimile and
voice data and couples the processed data to the POTS network 50. The
operation of the remote station 400 will be described in more detail below with
respect to FIG. 4.
Specifically, the base station 200 of FIG. 2 comprises a linear codec 202,
a voice compressor/decompressor 204, a facsimile compander/ expander 206, a
facsimile data splitter/ combiner 208, a radio frequency (RF) multi-channel
modem 210 and an antenna 201. As the base station 200 may transmit and
receive facsimile and compressed voice signals from the digital wireless link, the
signal paths between base station 200 components are shown with bi-directional
arrows to illustrate complementary functions. For example, the modem 210
modulates signals produced by the voice compressor/decompressor 204 and by
the data splitter/combiner 208 for RF transmission via the antenna 201. The
modem 210 also demodulates a RF signal received by the antenna 201. Other
components within the base station 200 may also operate in receive and
transmit modes, as will now be discussed.
Referring to FIG. 2, the linear codec or linear coder-decoder 202 receives
either facsimile or voice signal from a POTS network 50. Unless the POTS
network 50 is specifically programmed to simultaneously transmit facsimile and
compressed voice signals on a single telephone line to the codec 202, the POTS
network 50 generally propagates only one type of signal at any one time. The
linear codec 202 samples either the received facsimile or compressed voice
signals at, illustratively, an 8 kHz sampling rate using a 14-bit analog to digital
converter (ADC). The linear codec 202 operates as a signal converter that
converts the received signals into digital form. The converted signals are coupled
to the voice compressor/ decompressor 204 via signal path S1 and coupled to
the compander/ expander 206 via signal path S5. Signal paths S1 and S5
convey, illustratively, 112 kilobits per second (Kbps) digital data streams.
The voice compressor/decompressor 204 compresses the converted voice
data according to, illustratively, the G.727 standard (International
Telecommunications Union Recommendation G.727) to produce a compressed
voice signal, illustratively a 32 Kbps data stream, that is coupled to the modem
210 via signal path S2. The voice compressor/ decompressor 204 operates as a
voice signal processor.
The compander 206 compands the converted facsimile data according to,
illustratively, the G.711 standard (International Telecommunications Union
Recommendation G.711) to produce a 64 Kbps data stream that is coupled to
the data splitter 208 via signal path S4.
The data splitter 208 or signal segmenter splits or segments the
companded 64 Kbps facsimile data stream into two 32 Kbps data streams or
segments that are coupled to the RF multi-channel modem 210 via signal path
S3. As the companded facsimile data is transmitted at twice the data rate than
compressed voice data, thereby requiring twice the bandwidth as compressed
voice data, the data splitter 208 segments the companded facsimile data into a
format suitable for transmitting compressed voice data. Specifically, the signal
segmenter segments a facsimile signal into a plurality of segmented facsimile
signals, where each segmented facsimile signal occupies a bandwidth that is less
than or equal to a bandwidth of the compressed voice signal. Although
segmentation may occur at the bit level (e.g., every other bit), byte level or
packet level, other implementations are contemplated within the scope of the
invention.
Since facsimile data requires approximately twice the bandwidth of voice
data, the base station 200 must allocate additional bandwidth for transmitting
the facsimile data over the wireless link. The bandwidth allocation depends on
whether the base station 200 uses time division multiplexing (TDM) or frequency
division multiplexing (FDM) for transmitting facsimile and voice data over the
wireless link. If the base station 200 uses TDM, then the base station 200
allocates a greater number of time slots for facsimile data (e.g., twice the
number allocated for voice data). Alternatively, if the base station 200 uses
FDM, then the base station 200 allocates a greater number of frequency bands
or codes for facsimile data (i.e., twice the number allocated for voice data). To
simplify the allocation of twice as many time or frequency bands to facsimile
data as to voice data, the facsimile data is split into two data streams. Thus, by
allocating the same number of time or frequency bands to each of the voice data
stream, first facsimile data stream and second facsimile data stream, the
facsimile data will inherently receive twice the time or frequency band allocation.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other divisions of data
(e.g., a factor of three or four) may be effected to further increase the bandwidth
allocation to the facsimile data. Additionally, the base station 200 may use other
multiplexing techniques, such as code division multiplexing (CDM), for
transmitting facsimile and voice data streams
The modem 210 modulates the compressed voice signal as well as the
previously split or segmented facsimile signal for transmission over the wireless
link. The modem 210 may modulate these signals using FDM, TDM or CDM.
The modulated voice and facsimile signals are transmitted to the wireless link via
the antenna 201.
The base station 200 in FIG. 2 may also receive modulated facsimile and
cordless voice signals from the remote station via the wireless link. In the
receive mode of operation, the modem 210 receives the RF modulated facsimile
and/or voice signals from the remote station and demodulates these signals. The
demodulated signals are coupled to the voice decompressor 204 via signal path
S2 and to the data combiner 208 via signal path S3.
The decompressor 204 decompresses the demodulated voice signal while
the data combiner 208 combines the demodulated facsimile signals. These
functions are the reverse of that previously discussed for the base station 200 in
the transmitter mode. The decompressed voice signal is coupled with the linear
codec 202 via signal path S1 while the combined facsimile data is coupled with
the expander 206 via signal path S4. The expander 206 expands the combined
signal, which is also coupled to the linear codec 202 via signal path S5. The
codec 202 operates in the receiver mode as a 14-bit digital to analog converter
(DAC) to convert the decompressed voice signal and expanded facsimile signal to
analog inputs into the POTS network 50.
FIG. 3 depicts a high level block diagram of a base station 300 that is
adapted to communicate with a digital telephone network 60. In contrast to the
POTS network 50, the digital telephone network 60 may simultaneously transmit
facsimile and compressed voice signals. As such, the base station 300 may also
simultaneously receive and/or transmit facsimile and compressed voice signals.
The base station 300, as with the base station of FIG. 2, operates as a
transceiver having a transmitter mode and a receiver mode.
The base station 300 of FIG. 3 includes a cable modem or digital
subscriber line (DSL) modem 302, an encoder/decoder 304, a voice compressor
306, a data splitter/combiner 308, a RF multi-channel modem 310 and an
antenna 301. These components also operate in a bi-directional, full duplex
manner, such as previously described with respect to the components of the
base station 200 of FIG. 2.
The cable modem or DSL modem 302 receives facsimile and voice signals
from the digital telephone network 60 through, illustratively, a coaxial cable or
twisted wire pair medium. The modem or signal converter 302 decodes the
received signals and couples the decoded signals to the encoder/decoder 304 via
signal path S6 and to the data splitter 308 via signal path S10.
Unlike base station 200 of FIG. 2, the voice signal processor in this
embodiment of the base station 300 either compresses or decompresses the
decoded voice data in two distinct stages. First, the encoder/decoder 304
decodes the voice signal received from the digital network 60. Then the voice
compressor/decompressor 306 compresses the decoded voice data and couples
the decompressed and decoded voice data to the modem 310. The
encoder/decoder 304 and compressor/decompressor 306 combination operates
as a voice processor.
The encoder/decoder 304 operates as either a compressor/ decompressor
or as a compander/expander. If the received voice data has been subjected to
compression, then the encoder/decoder 304 operates to decompress the received
voice data. Similarly, if the received voice data has been subjected to
companding, then the encoder/decoder 304 operates to expand the received
voice data. The resulting decompressed or expanded voice signal is coupled to
the voice compressor 306 via signal path S7.
The compressor 306 compresses the previously decompressed or
expanded voice data and couples the compressed voice data to the RF multi-
channel modem 310 via signal path S8.
The data splitter 308 or signal segmenter receives the decoded facsimile
data stream, illustratively, 64 Kbps, from the modem 302, and splits or
segments the decoded facsimile into two 32 Kbps data streams for subsequent
transport over the wireless link. Each of the segmented facsimile streams
occupies a bandwidth that is less than or equal to a bandwidth of the
compressed voice signal. The resulting "split" or segmented facsimile signals are
coupled to the RF multi-channel modem 310 via signal path S9. Note that this
embodiment of the base station 300 does not include a compander/expander, as
the facsimile data is generally received from the digital network 60 in a
companded state.
The modem 310 modulates the compressed voice signal received via
signal path S8 and the split or segmented facsimile signal received via signal path
S9 in substantially the same manner as described above with respect to the
modem 210 of FIG. 2. The antenna 301 transmits the modulated voice and
facsimile signals over the wireless link.
FIG. 4 depicts a high level block diagram of a remote station 400 suitable
for use with either of the base stations 200 and 300 depicted, respectively, in
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. As such, the remote station 400 may receive facsimile and
voice signals previously transmitted by the base station 200 or 300 over the
wireless link. The block diagram for the remote station 400 includes
substantially the same components as the block diagram for the base station 200
shown in FIG. 2.
As with the base stations 200 and 300, the remote station 400 operates
as a transceiver having both a receive mode and a transmit mode. In a receive
mode of operation, the remote station 400 receives voice and/or facsimile data
from a base station 200 or 300, processes the received data and provides the
processed data at an analog input/output port for subsequent use by a facsimile
machine, answering machine or person. In a transmit mode of operation, the
remote station 400 receives voice and/or facsimile signal via the input/output
port, processes the received signal and couples the processed signal to the base
station 200 or 300 via RF transmission.
Specifically, the remote station 400 includes a linear codec 402, a voice
decompressor/compressor 404, an expander/compander 406, a data
combiner/splitter 408, a RF multi-channel modem 410 and an antenna 401.
These components are also bi-directional, full duplex, as the remote station 400
will convert data in the reverse direction if applied for transmitting facsimile and
compressed voice signals over the wireless link.
The modem 410 receives the transmitted facsimile and voice data signals
through the antenna 401. The modem 410 demodulates the received facsimile
and voice signals into, illustratively, 32 Kbps signals. The modem 410 couples
the demodulated signals to the voice decompressor/compressor 404 via signal
path S11 and to the data combiner/ expander 408 via signal path S15.
The voice decompressor/compressor 404 decompresses the demodulated
voice signal into, illustratively, a 112 Kbps data stream. This decompression is
the complementary to the compression performed by the voice compressor 204.
The voice decompressor/compressor 404, which operates as a voice processor,
couples the decompressed voice signal to the linear codec 402 via signal path
S12.
The data combiner/splitter 408 combines at least two 32 Kbps
demodulated and previously segmented facsimile signals into a 64 Kbps signal.
The data combiner/splitter 408 couples the combined facsimile signal to the
expander/compander 406 via signal path S14. The expander/compander 406
expands the combined signals into, illustratively, a 112 Kbps data stream and
couples the expanded facsimile signal to the linear codec 402 via signal path
S13. The data combiner/ splitter 408 and expander/compander 406 combination
operates as a facsimile processor as with the base station 200.
The linear codec 402 operates, illustratively, as a 14-bit digital-to-analog
converter (DAC) running at 8 kHz. In this mode, the codec 402 converts the
compressed voice signal and expanded facsimile signal into analog signal inputs.
As such, one or more remote facsimile machines 102 or telephone handsets
104 can be coupled to the output of the remote station 400.
The remote station 400 may also transmit facsimile and digital cordless
voice data signals in the reverse outgoing direction to the wireless link. In this
transmit mode, the remote station 400 components operate in the reverse
manner to the remote station 400 in the receive mode. The operation of the
remote station 400 in the transmit mode is substantially the same as the base
station 200 of FIG. 2 in the transmit mode, as voice data is compressed and
facsimile data is companded. Specifically, the remote station 400 compresses
the voice data signal at, illustratively, 32 Kbps to the wireless link. In the case
of facsimile data, the remote station 400 compands, illustratively, at 64 Kbps, to
the wireless link, since the facsimile signal uses twice the bandwidth of the voice
signal.
FIG. 5 depicts a high level block diagram of a base station 500 adapted to
communicate with a digital telephone system or digital network 60 that uses a
single voice compression/decompression technique for both the wireless link and
the digital network 60. In contrast to the base station 300 shown in FIG. 3, the
voice compression techniques are the same for transmission to the wireless link
and to the digital network 60. As such, the incoming voice signal to the base
station 500 is in a compressed state suitable for transmission over the wireless
link. The voice signal compressor for this base station 500 is, in essence, a
unity compressor, as there are no separate compression modules for the digital
network 60 or the wireless link.
Specifically, the base station 500 includes a Cable or Digital Signal Line
(DSL) modem 502, a data splitter/combiner 504, a RF multi-channel modem 506
and an antenna 501. As with the other base stations 200 and 300, the
components of this base station 500 are bi-directional depending on whether the
base station 500 operates as a transmitter or as a receiver. The base station
500 may also simultaneously transmit facsimile and compressed voice data.
In a receiver mode of operation, the cable modem or DSL modem 502,
which operates as a signal converter, decodes the facsimile and compressed
voice signals from the digital network 60. The cable modem or DSL modem 502
couples the decoded voice signal to the RF multi-channel modem 506 via signal
path S16 and couples the decoded facsimile signal to the data splitter via signal
path S18.
The data splitter 504 or signal segmenter splits or segments the decoded
facsimile signal into smaller data streams and couples the RF multi-channel
modem 506 via signal path S17. Each of the segmented data streams occupies
a bandwidth that is less than or equal to a bandwidth for a compressed voice
signal. The modem 506 modulates the decoded compressed voice signal and
segmented facsimile signal, where the modulated signals are coupled to the
wireless link via the antenna 501.
The base station 500 may receive facsimile and compressed voice signals
from the wireless link as with the other base stations 200 and 300. The signal
conversions are the reverse than of the base station 500 in a receiver mode. In
addition, the remote station 400 is suitable for use with this base station 500.
Advantageously, the invention transmits facsimile data over the same
wireless link used for transmitting compressed voice data. It is specifically noted
that the slotted transmission architecture may be adapted to provide varying
bandwidth allocation of the processed facsimile and compressed voice signals. It
is also noted that while a single voice channel and a single facsimile channel are
depicted, multiple voice and/or facsimile (or other data) channels may be
employed within the context of the invention.
The numerical values used herein are only examples. As these values are
not intended as being limiting, other values and standards are contemplated to be
within the scope of the invention.
Although various embodiments which incorporate the teachings of the
present invention have been shown and described in detail herein, those skilled in
the art can readily devise many other varied embodiments that still incorporate
these teachings.
We Claim
1. A device (200) for communicating voice and non-voice signals in an end
to end data transmission system, comprising
a signal converter (202) coupled to a communications network;
a voice signal processor (204) for producing a compressed voice signal;
characterized in that
a signal segmenter (208) is coupled to said signal converter (202) for
segmenting a non-voice signal to form a plurality of segmented non-voice
signals, each having a bandwidth that is less than or equal to a
bandwidth of the compressed voice signal; and
a modem (202) being coupled to said voice signal processor (204) and
said signal segmenter (208), for transmitting said compressed voice signal
and said plurality of segmented facsimile signals to said second station
(400).
2. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said non-voice signal comprises
a facsimile signal.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said modem (210) receives a
compressed voice signal and a plurality of segmented facsimile signals
form said second station (400), said voice signal processor (204)
decompresses said received compressed voice signal and said signal
segmenter (208) combines said received segmented facsimile signals to
form a received facsimile signal.
4. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said signal converter (208) is a
linear codec.
5. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said signal converter (208) is a
digital modem.
6. The device as claimed in claim 5 wherein said digital modem receives and
transmits said compressed voice signal and said segmented facsimile
signals simultaneously.
7. The device as claimed in claim 6 wherein said voice signal processor
(204) and said signal segmenter (208) operate simultaneously.
8. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said voice signal processor is a
voice signal compressor (204).
9. The device as claimed in claim 1 comprising a compander (206) coupled
to said signal converter (202) and to said signal segmenter (208).
10. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said signal segmenter is a data
splitter (208).
11. The device as claimed in claim 2 comprising a telephone handset (50) and
a facsimile machine (102) coupled to said second station (400).
12. A device (400) for communicating voice and facsimile signals in an end to
end data transmission system, comprising a modem (410) for receiving a
compressed voice signal and a plurality of segmented facsimile signals
from said first station (200);
a voice signal processor (404), coupled to said modem (410) for
decompressing said compressed voice signal to form a voice signal;
a signal combiner (408), coupled to said modem (410), for combining said
plurality of segmented facsimile signals to form a facsimile signal, where
said facsimile signal has a bandwidth that is greater than a bandwidth of
the compressed voice signal; and
a codec (402) for coupling the facsimile signal and the voice signal to at
least one user device.
13. The device as claimed in claim 12 wherein said voice signal processor
(404) compresses a voice signal to form a compressed voice signal and
said signal combiner (408) segments a facsimile signal into a plurality of
segmented facsimile signals, each having a bandwidth that is less than or
equal to a bandwidth of the compressed voice signal.
14. The device as claimed in claim 12 wherein said voice signal processor
(404) and said signal combiner (408) operate simultaneously.
15. The device as claimed in claim 12 wherein said voice signal processor is a
voice signal decompressor (404).
16. The device as claimed in claim 12 comprising a compander (406) coupled
to said signal converter (402) and said signal combiner (408).
17. The device as claimed in claim 12 wherein said signal combiner is a data
combiner (408).
18. The device as claimed in claim 12 wherein said user devices comprise a
telephone handset (104) and a facsimile machine (102).
19. A method of communicating between a first station and a second station
comprising the steps of:
compressing a voice signal to form a compressed voice signal;
processing a non-voice signal to segment said non-voice signal into a
plurality of segmented non-voice signals, each segment non-voice signal
having a bandwidth that is less than or equal to a bandwidth of said
compressed voice signal;
transmitting said compressed voice signal and said segmented non-voice
signals from said first station to said second station within a channel
having a bandwidth that is substantially the same as the bandwidth of the
compressed voice signal.
20. The method as claimed in claim 19 wherein said processing step
comprises the step of companding said non-voice signal.
21. The method as claimed in claim 19 wherein said voice and non-voice
signals are provided by a communications network.
22. The method as claimed in claim 19 wherein said voice and non-voice
signals are provided by at least one user device.
23. The method as claimed in claim 19 wherein said non-voice signal
comprises a facsimile signal.
A device for communicating voice and non-voice signals in an
end-to-end data communication system comprising a first
station (200) and a second station (400). The first station (200)
processes facsimile data and voice data for transmission over the
wireless link. As the facsimile and data signals have different
transmission rate and bandwith requirements, the first station
(200) segments or splits facsimile data, such that the facsimile
and voice data are properly multiplexed over the wireless link
without distortion. The second station (400) may adapt with the
first station (200) for receiving and transmitting facsimile and
voice data via the wireless link.

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Patent Number 219006
Indian Patent Application Number IN/PCT/2002/93/KOL
PG Journal Number 16/2008
Publication Date 18-Apr-2008
Grant Date 16-Apr-2008
Date of Filing 21-Jan-2002
Name of Patentee THOMSON LICENSING S.A.
Applicant Address 46 QUAI ALPHONSE LE GALLO, F-92648 BOULOGNE, CEDEX, FRANCE.
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 RAMASWAMY KUMAR 9417B COLLEGE DRIVE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2 KNUTSON PAUL GOTHARD 148 S EMERSON AVENUE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46129, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
3 RAMEY BLAINE EDWARD 6617 N. OAKLAND AVENUE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46220 U.S.A.
PCT International Classification Number H04L 12/64
PCT International Application Number PCT/US00/20355
PCT International Filing date 2000-07-26
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 60/145,691 1999-07-26 U.S.A.