A cordless telephone-to-sound card interface adapter provides a connection between
any standard cordless telephone system and a sound card of a computer for PC-to-PC
or PC-to-telephone voice communications over the Internet. The interface adapter
includes a hybrid transformer circuit for interfacing a two-wire circuit of the
cordless telephone and a four-wire circuit of the computer sound card. This hybrid
transformer circuit cancels out the voice echo that would otherwise exist due to
mismatched impedances between the two media and/or from leakage of the signal being
transmitted and received on the same pair of telephone lines. A Universal Serial
Bus (USB) plug may be provided to receive a bias voltage from the PC for biasing
circuits of the cordless telephone system through the interface adapter. Advantageously,
the preferred interface adapter utilizes 100% passive components for a low-cost
yet effective means to provide mobility for an end user during voice communications
over the Internet.