Abstract:
A communication system transmits data signals from a base unit (12) at a first location to a peripheral device (14) (which may be one of many peripheral devices) connected to a remote unit (16) at a second location. A receiver at the base unit (12) receives the data signals and modulates the data signals to produce a facsimile-encoded data signal. A base unit control signal generator generates a base-to-remote facsimile-encoded control signal. The base unit (12) then transmits the facsimile-encoded data signal and the base-to-remote facsimile-encoded control signal in the same session via a public carrier network (20,22). The remote unit (16) receives the facsimile-encoded data signal and the base-to-remote facsimile-encoded control signal from the public carrier network (20,22) and directs the facsimile-encoded data signal to a particular peripheral device (14) indicated by the base-to-remote facsimile-encoded control signal via a connector.
Abstract:
A communication system transmits data signals from a base unit (12) at a first location to a peripheral device (14) (which may be one of many peripheral devices) connected to a remote unit (16) at a second location. A receiver at the base unit (12) receives the data signals and modulates the data signals to produce a facsimile-encoded data signal. A base unit control signal generator generates a base-to-remote facsimile-encoded control signal. The base unit (12) then transmits the facsimile-encoded data signal and the base-to-remote facsimile-encoded control signal in the same session via a public carrier network (20,22). The remote unit (16) receives the facsimile-encoded data signal and the base-to-remote facsimile-encoded control signal from the public carrier network (20,22) and directs the facsimile-encoded data signal to a particular peripheral device (14) indicated by the base-to-remote facsimile-encoded control signal via a connector.