Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A line card apparatus comprising: an analog interface adapted for connection to a two-wire subscriber line for providing call progression signals; a high fidelity codec connected to said analog interface; a voice processing client including a microprocessor, said client connected to said analog interface and to said high fidelity codec; said client further comprising a digital memory connected to said microprocessor having program instructions to direct said microprocessor to accept data from said high fidelity codec and to form data packets; a network interface circuit connected to said client and adapted for connection to a communication network, wherein said network interface circuit enables transmission of said data packets to the communication network.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A line card apparatus comprising: an analog interface adapted for connection to a two-wire subscriber line for providing call progression signals; a high fidelity codec connected to said analog interface; a voice processing client including a microprocessor, said client connected to said analog interface and to said high fidelity codec; said client further comprising a digital memory connected to said microprocessor having program instructions to direct said microprocessor to accept data from said high fidelity codec and to form data packets; a network interface circuit connected to said client and adapted for connection to a communication network, wherein said network interface circuit enables transmission of said data packets to the communication network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The line card of claim 1 wherein said high fidelity codec has a sample rate of at least twenty thousand samples per second.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The line card of claim 1 wherein said high fidelity codec has no less than 4096 quantization levels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The line card of claim 1 wherein said voice processing client includes an Internet Protocol processing client.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The line card of claim 1 wherein said voice processing client includes a Session Initiation Protocol client.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The line card of claim 1 wherein said voice processing client includes a protocol stack for establishing a connection over a packet based network by way of said network interface circuit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The line card of claim 1 wherein said analog interface circuit provides line voltage and signals to operate a standard POTS subscriber device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The line card of claim 7 wherein said standard POTS subscriber device provides enhanced frequency characteristics.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The line card of claim 1 wherein said packets contain compressed data samples.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The line card of claim 1 wherein said voice processing client includes a Real Time Protocol client.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The line card of claim 1 wherein said line card has associated with it a plurality of configuration parameters, said parameters including codec type and IP address.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of establishing a high fidelity audio connection comprising the steps of: sending an invite request to a called party over a communication network; receiving an okay signal indicating that the request was received; sending an acknowledge signal; quantizing audio information at a sampling rate greater than twenty thousand samples per second with a resolution of no less than 4096 quantization levels; and, packetizing the quantized information for transmission to a remote device.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of establishing a high fidelity audio connection comprising the steps of: sending an invite request to a called party over a communication network; receiving an okay signal indicating that the request was received; sending an acknowledge signal; quantizing audio information at a sampling rate greater than twenty thousand samples per second with a resolution of no less than 4096 quantization levels; and, packetizing the quantized information for transmission to a remote device.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of querying a proxy server to obtain an address of the called party.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the query includes information regarding the called party's identity, said information being one of the following: a SIP address, a phone number, and an email address.