| US 7,463,732 B1 | ||
| Flexible data outlet | ||
| James S. Hiscock, Rockport, Mass. (US); Kiwon Chang, Needham, Mass. (US); Floyd Backes, Sharon, N.H. (US); and Myles Kimmit, Shewsbury, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to 3Com Corporation, Marlborough, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 09, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/634,185. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/201956, filed on May 05, 2000. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 379—399.02 [379/93.05; 379/93.07; 379/380; 379/383; 379/387.02; 379/413.03] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A data outlet, suitable for connecting user-equipment located in a user-operating area with a premises' data infrastructure,
the data outlet comprising:
user interface circuitry providing a plurality of user-data interfaces to said user-equipment,
premise interface circuitry providing a premise-data interface to said data infrastructure, and
bridge circuitry providing data packet transfer between said user interface circuitry and said premise interface circuitry;
and
a compact housing that (a) is configured of rigid material and has a rear and a front; (b) encloses said user interface circuitry,
said premises interface circuitry, and said bridge circuitry, and (c) is mountable in or on a wall adjacent said user-operating
area such that said front provides said plurality of user-data interfaces and said rear provides said premise-data interface.
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