WO2001031930A3 - Modular phone system for laptop computer - Google Patents

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WO2001031930A3
WO2001031930A3 PCT/US2000/041506 US0041506W WO0131930A3 WO 2001031930 A3 WO2001031930 A3 WO 2001031930A3 US 0041506 W US0041506 W US 0041506W WO 0131930 A3 WO0131930 A3 WO 0131930A3
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laptop computer
wireless phone
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phone module
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Charles P Hunter
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Abstract

A wireless phone module (200) in the form of a PCMCIA card can be connected to a laptop computer by inserting the module into a PCMCIA port of the laptop computer. The wireless phone module can optionally include an integral modem (208), connected to an RJ-11 jack (218), and a separately functioning Ethernet circuit. The Ethernet circuit supports an Ethernet connection between the laptop computer and an Ethernet-compliant data cable connected to the wireless phone module (200) via an RJ-45 jack (216). The RJ-11 jack (218) also connects to the wireless phone (212) in the module, allowing the user to plug a handset or headset into the RJ-11 jack. In accordance with another embodiment, an adapter shell partially or completely encloses the wireless phone module, allowing the adapter shell (with the phone module inside) to be inserted into an expansion bay of a laptop computer.
PCT/US2000/041506 1999-10-25 2000-10-25 Modular phone system for laptop computer WO2001031930A2 (en)

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