Wireless/wireline communication
First Claim
1. A switching system for coupling a telecommunications device to a wireless network or a wireline network, the system comprising:
- a wireless telecommunication interface configured to couple to a wireless telecommunications device configured to transfer data to and from a wireless telecommunications network;
a wireline phone interface configured to couple to a wireline-network phone;
a wireline network interface configured to couple to a wireline phone network;
a switching mechanism configured to selectively couple the wireline-network phone interface to the wireless telecommunication interface or to the wireline network interface; and
a controller coupled to the switching mechanism and configured to control the selective coupling effected by the switching mechanism.
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Abstract
A switching system for coupling a telecommunications device to a wireless network or a wireline network includes a wireless telecommunication interface configured to couple to a wireless telecommunications device configured to transfer data to and from a wireless telecommunications network, a wireline phone interface configured to couple to a wireline-network phone, a wireline network interface configured to couple to a wireline phone network, a switching mechanism configured to selectively couple the wireline-network phone interface to the wireless telecommunication interface or to the wireline network interface, and a controller coupled to the switching mechanism and configured to control the selective coupling effected by the switching mechanism.
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30 Claims
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1. A switching system for coupling a telecommunications device to a wireless network or a wireline network, the system comprising:
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a wireless telecommunication interface configured to couple to a wireless telecommunications device configured to transfer data to and from a wireless telecommunications network;
a wireline phone interface configured to couple to a wireline-network phone;
a wireline network interface configured to couple to a wireline phone network;
a switching mechanism configured to selectively couple the wireline-network phone interface to the wireless telecommunication interface or to the wireline network interface; and
a controller coupled to the switching mechanism and configured to control the selective coupling effected by the switching mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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18. A method of providing mobile communication service, the method comprising:
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providing wireless communication capacity for a wireless communication device, the communication capacity associated with a first rate structure for communication with the wireless communication device;
determining that the wireless communication device is near a stationary base unit configured to communicate with the wireless device; and
adjusting the rate structure associated with the wireless device to a second rate structure that is different than the first rate structure.
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23. A system for coupling a wireline phone to a mobile-phone network, the system comprising:
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a mobile-phone interface configured to couple to a mobile phone and to transfer information between the mobile-phone interface and the mobile phone according to a mobile-phone protocol; and
a wireline-phone interface coupled to the mobile-phone interface and configured to couple to a wireline-network phone and to transfer information between the wireline-phone interface and the wireline-network phone according to a wireline-phone protocol;
whereby a call can be made from the wireline-network phone connected to the wireline-interface through a mobile-phone network associated with the mobile phone connected to the mobile-phone interface.
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25. A telephone interface system capable of coupling to a plurality of wireline telephone extensions independently, capable of coupling to a wireline telecommunications network through a plurality of independent connections, and capable of independently coupling to a plurality of mobile telephones associated with at least one mobile-phone network, the system providing connection capability for calls to be completed between wireline extensions through the system, and the system providing connection capability for calls to be completed through the system between a wireline extension connected to the system and at least one of the mobile telephones connected to the system.
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