HOST SIGNAL PROCESSOR MODEM AND TELEPHONE

A host signal processor (HSP) modem has a software interface between HSP modem hardware and native audio hardware in a host computer. No hard wire connections between modem hardware and audio hardware are required for synchronization. Instead, a software clock recovery system matches a transfer rate of the HSP modem hardware and a transfer rate of the audio hardware by duplicating or deleting samples. The software interface allows the native audio hardware to make audible the handshaking sequence during modem connections which eliminates the need for a speaker and speaker drivers in the modem hardware. The combination of HSP modem hardware, audio hardware, and software executed by the host computer also allows the HSP modem to perform voice communication such as telephone or speakerphone functions.