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Method and apparatus for remotely selecting the most economical communications transmission medium by selecting from among different mediums and a plurality of simulataneously operable communication devices sharing standard telephone residential wiring

  • US 20040151293A1
  • Filed: 02/03/2003
  • Published: 08/05/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for remotely selecting the most economical communications transmission medium for sending a particular communications session from among a plurality of communication mediums connected to a plurality of simultaneously operable communications devices sharing standard residential telephone wiring, comprising:

  • entering a predetermined signal into a control module;

    fetching economic decision data from a memory if said predetermined signal is detected by said control module;

    analyzing said economic decision data to determine the most economical communications medium for a particular instance of said economic decision data;

    selecting said most economical communications medium from among a plurality of communications mediums based upon the result of said analyzing of said economic decision data, and;

    enabling the sending of telephony communications using said most economical communications medium by causing a communications circuit to be established over one of a plurality of possible communications circuits.

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