Telecommunciations filter device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8964969-B2
Application number	US-201013262473-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2010
Priority date	Mar 31, 2009
Publication date	Feb 24, 2015
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015

Abstract

Embodiments relate to a filtering device that filters a telecommunications signal and outputs to a telephone and a data port depending on whether a data plug has been inserted into the data port. A micro switch at the data port is activated and brings filtering components in-line when a data plug is inserted, and the filtering components filter the combined telecommunications signal and outputs filtered telephony only signals to the telephone port, and data only signals to the data port. When no data plug is present in the data port, the micro switch is not activated, and the filter is bypassed, thereby presenting unfiltered telephone and data signals to the telephone port as well as any extension sockets connected thereto, but no signals to the data port.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A telecommunications filter device located at a customer premise for filtering a telecommunications signal comprising telephony signals and data signals, the device comprising:
a single housing;
a data signal port integral to the single housing;
a telephony signal output;
a switch disposed internal to the single housing and positioned proximate to the data signal port, the switch adapted to operate in a first mode and a second mode, the first mod…

Assignees

• Downey Simon Nicholas
• British Telecomm

Inventors

• Downey Simon Nicholas

Classifications

• H04Q1/028

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M11/066 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic