Multimode personal communication system and method
First Claim
1. A multimode communication system for location independent communications comprising at least one personal communication device (PCD) comprising:
- integrated components for producing and receiving a wireless signal;
a speaker;
a microphone;
a transceiver for transmitting and receiving information;
a microprocessor and memory for processing information;
a battery for power;
and a means of data entry;
the at least one PCD having a display and being capable of communicating with at least one multiplexing communication device (MCD) comprising;
at least one transceiver for communicating with the at least one personal communication device;
at least one connection to external communications systems;
a call routing server managing communications with the at least one personal communication device and the at least one connection to an external communication system;
wherein the system can transmit and receive communication via at least one external communications systems thereby providing a location independent personal telecommunications system.
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Abstract
A multimode personal communication system including at least one personal communication device (PCD) that communicates via wireless transmitter and receiver with at least one multiplexing communication device (MCD) for transmitting and receiving voice communication with local and remote persons via conventional telephone mode, wireless telephone mode, wireless data mode, and/or dataline data mode, based upon the PCD user'"'"'s proximity to the at least one MCD and the least cost provider or other predetermined protocol for the particular voice communication. A method of using the system is also included in the present invention.
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62 Claims
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1. A multimode communication system for location independent communications comprising at least one personal communication device (PCD) comprising:
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integrated components for producing and receiving a wireless signal;
a speaker;
a microphone;
a transceiver for transmitting and receiving information;
a microprocessor and memory for processing information;
a battery for power;
and a means of data entry;
the at least one PCD having a display and being capable of communicating with at least one multiplexing communication device (MCD) comprising;
at least one transceiver for communicating with the at least one personal communication device;
at least one connection to external communications systems;
a call routing server managing communications with the at least one personal communication device and the at least one connection to an external communication system;
wherein the system can transmit and receive communication via at least one external communications systems thereby providing a location independent personal telecommunications system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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57. A method for multimode personal communication, including the steps of providing a multiplexing server with landline telephone connections and computer network connections;
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providing a personal communications device that communicates with the multiplexing server via wireless and wired communications media;
and transmitting communication received and initiated by the system over the landline and computer network connections thereby providing a location independent telecommunications system.
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