Wireless internet telephone

• US 20060268830A1
• Filed: 05/20/2005
• Published: 11/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Evans, Charles E.
• Application Number:
  US11/133,616
• Publication Number:
  US 20060268830A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A wireless Internet telephone that enables placement of long-distance telephone calls via an Internet connection, thereby avoiding long-distance telephone charges associated with proprietary long-distance networks. A wireless Internet telephone according to the present teachings includes a wireless communication subsystem that enables the wireless Internet telephone to access an Internet telephony provider using a set of Internet telephony parameters.

Claims

1. A wireless Internet telephone comprising a wireless communication subsystem that enables the wireless telephone to access an Internet telephony provider using a set of Internet telephony parameters.

2. The wireless Internet telephone of claim 1, further comprising a persistent memory for holding the Internet telephony parameters.

3. The wireless Internet telephone of claim 1, wherein the Internet telephony parameters include a web address of the Internet telephony provider.

4. The wireless Internet telephone of claim 3, wherein the Internet telephony parameters include a login name for an account with the Internet telephony provider.

5. The wireless Internet telephone of claim 4, wherein the Internet telephony parameters include a password to the account.

6. The wireless Internet telephone of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication subsystem is adapted to communicate on a local area network.

7. The wireless Internet telephone of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication subsystem is adapted to communicate on a cellular network.

8. The wireless Internet telephone of claim 1, wherein the Internet telephony parameters include a telephone number for an Internet service provider.

9. A wireless Internet telephony system, comprising:

wireless telephone;

gateway system that enables the wireless telephone to access an Internet telephony provider using a set of Internet telephony parameters.

10. The wireless Internet telephony system of claim 9, wherein the wireless telephone includes a persistent memory for holding the Internet telephony parameters.

11. The wireless Internet telephony system of claim 9, wherein the gateway includes a persistent memory for holding the Internet telephony parameters.

12. The wireless Internet telephony system of claim 9, wherein the Internet telephony parameters include a web address of the Internet telephony provider.

13. The wireless Internet telephony system of claim 12, wherein the Internet telephony parameters include a login name for an account with the Internet telephony provider.

14. The wireless Internet telephony system of claim 13, wherein the Internet telephony parameters include a password to the account.

15. The wireless Internet telephony system of claim 9, wherein the wireless telephone includes a wireless communication subsystem that is adapted to communicate on a local area network.

16. The wireless Internet telephony system of claim 15, wherein the gateway system is a computer system on the local area network.

17. The wireless Internet telephony system of claim 9, wherein the wireless telephone is a cell phone.

18. The wireless Internet telephony system of claim 17, wherein the Internet telephony parameters include a telephone number for an Internet service provider.