Mobile Telephone Gateway Apparatus, Communication System, and Gateway Operating System

• US 20060291483A1
• Filed: 07/21/2005
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yossy Sela
• Original Assignee: Yossy Sela
• Inventors: Sela, Yossy
• Granted Patent: US 9,521,705 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7246 by connection of exchangeable housing parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/06 including a wireless LAN interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/77 Graphical identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A mobile telephone gateway and communication routing device (MPG) (121) disclosed by the present invention is coupled through an electrical signaling transmission medium with a mobile telephone (100) operative on a first communication network in accordance with a first communication protocol, for adding communication capabilities through at least a second communication network in accordance with a second communication protocol. A mobile communication system (150) is disclosed, comprising MPG (121) placed in-between mobile phone (100) and battery (118) and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card (117). MPG connects to the SIM interface of mobile phone (100), using which it wraps SIM functionalities and controls call management. It connects to the data/signaling interface of mobile phone (100), using which it communicates with it, while communicating with the second network using another communication means. It may optionally connects to an accessory device interface of mobile phone (100) such as a Terminal Adapter/Terminal Equipment (TA/TE) or a USB OTG interface, thereby enabling communication between the mobile phone and wireless data terminals of the second network. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a MPG is provided for use with a mobile phone operative on a mobile communication network such as GSM, adding communication capabilities through a wireless communication network such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Furthermore, gateway applications are provided to facilitate or support communication through at least the second network in accordance with mobile web protocols and technologies such as Mobile IP, mobile SIP, and mobile VoIP.

Claims

1. A mobile phone gateway apparatus for providing wireless communication capabilities through at least second communication network in accordance with at least second communication protocol, to a mobile phone operative on at least first communication network in accordance with at least first communication protocol, said mobile phone gateway comprising:

means for transpassing data/signaling communication between said mobile phone and at least said second communication network, said means for transpassing data/signaling communication comprising at least first data/signaling communication means for data/signaling communication between said mobile phone gateway and said mobile phone through an electrical signaling transmission medium;

means for controlling and wrapping SIM (subscriber identification module) functionalities, said SIM functionalities provided to said mobile phone and to said mobile phone gateway by one or more SIM card logics, said SIM card logics may be the same or different.

2. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising SIM application means, said SIM application means comprises one or more SIM applications.

3. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising one or more SIM interface means for interfacing and communicating with one or more SIM cards.

4. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, wherein said means for transpassing data/signaling communication comprises control and processing means, said control and processing means comprising:

microprocessor logic, digital signal processing logic, read-only non-volatile memory logic, rewritable non-volatile memory logic, and rewritable volatile memory logic.

5. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, wherein said means for transpassing data/signaling communication comprises a second data/signaling communication means, said second data/signaling communication means comprising means for wireless communication with at least said second network in accordance with at least said second protocol.

6. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, wherein said first data/signaling communication means selected from:

means for r.f. communication through an r.f. signaling transmission medium;

means for digital baseband communication through a digital baseband signaling transmission medium;

means for digital data/signaling communication through a digital signaling transmission medium.

7. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, wherein said means for transpassing data/signaling communication comprises communication path switching means.

8. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 7, wherein switching states of said communication path switching means comprising states selected from:

first state, wherein signaling through first data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through first data/signaling interface means;

second state, wherein signaling through second data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through wireless data/signaling communication interface means;

third state, wherein signaling through first data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through wireless data/signaling communication interface means;

fourth state, wherein signaling through first data/signaling interface means is switched to signaling through second data/signaling interface means;

fifth state, wherein signaling through second data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through second data/signaling interface means;

sixth state, wherein signaling through first data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through second data/signaling interface means;

seventh state, wherein signaling through third data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through wireless data/signaling communication interface means;

eighth state, wherein signaling through third data/signaling communication means is switched to signaling through second data/signaling interface means;

and combinations thereof.

9. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising a communication interface means for interfacing with a mating communication interface means of accessory devices formed for use with said mobile phone, said communication interface means comprising data/signaling communication interface means.

10. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising a third data/signaling communication means for wireless communication in accordance with at least said first network and at least said first protocol.

11. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising remote sense/indication interface means, said remote sense/indication interface means selected from:

mechanical means;

electrical means;

means for signaling remote sense/indication by messages or event notifications through a communication interface.

12. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, wherein said means for transpassing data/signaling communication comprises means for wireless r.f. signaling, said means for wireless r.f. signaling comprising an antenna circuitry, operative on at least said first network, or at least said first network and said second network.

13. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising a housing, said housing characterized in being formed such that said mobile phone gateway can be physically coupled and secured to a mobile phone of a particular make and model, to a battery of said mobile phone, and to a SIM card.

14. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising a battery, said battery may be rechargeable or not.

15. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, further comprising an accessory device communication subsystem, said accessory device communication subsystem comprises:

accessory device communication means for communicating with said mobile phone through an accessory device interface;

first accessory device interface means for coupling said accessory device communication means with said mobile phone through an accessory device interface means of said mobile phone;

optionally, second accessory device interface means for interfacing with an accessory device formed for use with said mobile phone, and accessory device interfaces control means for controlling communication traffic through said first accessory device interface means and said second accessory device interface means.

16. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 15, wherein said accessory device communication subsystem is in compliance with an accessory device communication protocol selected from:

TA/TE, USB, USB OTG, PCMCIA, IEEE 1394, PCI Express, RS232.

17. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, wherein said first network and said first protocol selected from:

GSM, CDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.3, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, IEEE 802.22, DECT, WDCT, UMA, HIPERLAN, BRAN, HIPERMAN.

18. A mobile phone gateway as in claim 1, wherein said second network and said second protocol selected from:

GSM, CDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.3, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, IEEE 802.22, DECT, WDCT, UMA, HIPERLAN, BRAN, HIPERMAN, DAB, DVB, DVB-T, DMB.

19. A communication system for providing communication capabilities through a plurality of communication networks using a plurality of communication protocols, said communication system comprising:

a mobile phone operative in accordance with at least first communication network and at least first communication protocol;

a SIM card;

a mobile phone gateway apparatus for providing wireless communication capabilities through at least second communication network in accordance with at least second communication protocol, to a mobile phone operative on at least first communication network in accordance with at least first communication protocol, said mobile phone gateway comprising;

means for transpassing data/signaling communication between said mobile phone and at least said second communication network, and means for controlling and wrapping SIM functionalities, wherein said means for transpassing data/signaling communication comprising at least first data/signaling communication means for data/signaling communication between said mobile phone gateway and said mobile phone through an electrical signaling transmission medium, and wherein said means for controlling and wrapping SIM functionalities provided to said mobile phone and to said mobile phone gateway by one or more SIM card logics, said SIM card logics may be the same or different;

wherein said mobile phone, said SIM card, and said mobile phone gateway are coupled through a collection of interfaces;

and wherein one or more communication paths may be established between said mobile phone and stations of at least the second network through said mobile phone gateway, said communication paths may be the same or different.

20. A communication system as in claim 19, wherein:

said collection of interfaces comprises;

first SIM interface between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway, established through a SIM interface means of said mobile phone and a first SIM interface means of said mobile phone gateway;

second SIM interface between said mobile phone gateway and said SIM card, established through a second SIM interface means of said mobile phone gateway and a SIM interface means of said SIM card;

and wherein;

communication between said mobile phone and said SIM card passes through and controlled by said mobile phone gateway.

21. A communication system as in claim 19, wherein:

said collection of interfaces comprises a data/signaling communication interface between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway;

and wherein the method of signaling through said data/signaling communication interface selected from;

r.f. signaling through an r.f. transmission line;

digital baseband signaling;

digital signaling in accordance with digital signaling protocol of a digital interface between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway.

22. A communication system as in claim 19, wherein a communication path selected from:

first communication path (612) established through said mobile phone gateway between said mobile phone and a first station (603) of said second network, said first communication path comprising a MP-MPG link (610) established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway, and a MPG-Network link (611) established between said mobile phone gateway and said first station;

second communication path (615) established through said mobile phone gateway between said mobile phone and a first station (603) of said second network, said first communication path comprising a MP-MPG link (610) established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway, and carrier link (613) and payload link (614) established between said mobile phone gateway and said first station, said payload link is a logical link established through said carrier link for exchanging payload data between said mobile phone and said first station;

third communication path (618) established through said mobile phone gateway between said mobile phone and a second station (604) of said second network, said third communication path comprising an accessory device interface link (616) established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway through an accessory device interface, and a MPG-Network link (617) established between said mobile phone gateway and said second station;

fourth communication path (620) established through said mobile phone gateway and through said mobile phone between a first station (603) and a second station (604) of said second network, said fourth communication path comprising a first MPG-Network link (617) established between said mobile phone gateway and said second station, an accessory device interface link (616) established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway through an accessory device interface, a MP-MPG link (610) established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway, and a MPG-Network link (611) established between said mobile phone gateway and said first station;

fifth communication path established through said mobile phone gateway and through said mobile phone between a first station (603) and a second station (604) of said second network, said fifth communication path comprising a first MPG-Network link (617) established between said mobile phone gateway and said second station, an accessory device interface link (616) established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway through an accessory device interface, a MP-MPG link (610) established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway, and carrier link (613) and payload link (614) established between said mobile phone gateway and said first station, said payload link is a logical link established through said carrier link for exchanging payload data between said mobile phone and said first station.

23. A communication system as in claim 19, further comprising one or more base stations (BS 402), said base stations operative on the second network in accordance with the second protocol and configured to interact and communicate with said mobile phone gateway.

24. A communication system as in claim 19, wherein said first network and said first protocol selected from:

GSM, CDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.3, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, IEEE 802.22, DECT, WDCT, UMA, HIPERLAN, BRAN, HIPERMAN.

25. A communication system as in claim 19, wherein said second network and said second protocol selected from:

GSM, CDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.3, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, IEEE 802.22, DECT, WDCT, UMA, HIPERLAN, BRAN, HIPERMAN, DAB, DVB, DVB-T, DMB.

26. A gateway operating system for a mobile phone gateway apparatus, said gateway operating system initiates, accepts, controls, manages, and terminates one or more communication sessions between a mobile phone and at least a second communication network by wrapping SIM functionalities, and provides gateway applications and protocol conversion services to said communication sessions, said gateway applications may be in compliance with the same or with different specifications;

wherein;

said mobile phone gateway apparatus provides wireless communication capabilities through at least second communication network in accordance with at least second communication protocol, to a mobile phone operative on at least first communication network in accordance with at least first communication protocol, said mobile phone gateway comprising;

means for transpassing data/signaling communication between said mobile phone and at least said second communication network, and means for controlling and wrapping SIM functionalities, wherein said means for transpassing data/signaling communication comprising at least first data/signaling communication means for data/signaling communication between said mobile phone gateway and said mobile phone through an electrical signaling transmission medium, and wherein said means for controlling and wrapping SIM functionalities provided to said mobile phone and to said mobile phone gateway by one or more SIM card logics, said SIM card logics may be the same or different.

27. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, comprising unified SIM services provided to said mobile phone and to said mobile phone gateway, based on SIM services of said SIM card logics.

28. A gateway operating system as in claim 27, wherein said unified SIM services comprises:

SIM wrapping control means for controlling interaction through a first SIM interface (201) established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway, and for controlling interaction between said mobile phone gateway and said SIM card logics;

SIM wrapping file system (732) that builds upon the file systems of said SIM card logics, to provide a unified SIM file system to be accessed by said mobile phone and by said gateway operating system;

SIM wrapping methods for interacting as a SIM server with said mobile phone through said first SIM interface, and as a SIM client with said SIM card logics.

29. A gateway operating system as in claim 28, wherein a SIM wrapping method of said SIM wrapping methods comprises the steps of:

trapping events and requests issued by said mobile phone through said first SIM interface;

determining if an event or a request should be processed by said gateway operating system, or by one or more SIM card logic of said SIM card logics, or by both of them;

if an event or a request should be processed by a SIM card logic, delegating events, requests, and responses in-between said mobile phone and said SIM card logic;

if an event or a request should be processed by said gateway operating system, delegating events, requests and responses in-between said mobile phone gateway and said SIM card logics and in-between said mobile phone gateway and said mobile phone;

synchronizing said SIM wrapper file system with the file systems of said SIM card logics.

30. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, comprising user interface means and methods for providing a user with control and access to the resources and services of said gateway operating system, and for facilitating interaction between services of said gateway operating system and a user, wherein interaction between said gateway operating system and the user is provided through said mobile phone.

31. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, comprising accessory device communication services for providing communication capabilities between said mobile phone and stations of at least said second network, said accessory device communication services comprising:

means and methods for the initiation, acceptance, management, control, and termination of communication paths between said mobile phone and said stations;

means and method for communicating with said mobile phone through an accessory device interface (206) established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway;

optionally, means and methods for controlling communication through a first accessory device interface means (226) of said mobile phone gateway and a second accessory device interface means (236) of said mobile phone gateway.

32. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, comprising an adaptive scheduling method characterized in that:

received packets are stored in memory and scheduled for processing;

processing times are scheduled in-between receiving times and due transmission times;

re-scheduling time is computed and scheduled for re-aligning processing by said mobile phone gateway with said receiving times and said due transmission times, such that minimal dropouts, jitter and delays occur as a result of processing by said mobile phone gateway.

33. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, comprising means and methods for the establishment of one or more communication paths between said mobile phone and stations of at least said second network through said mobile phone gateway.

34. A gateway operating system as in claim 33, wherein:

the establishment of a communication path comprises the establishment of one or more MP-MPG links between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway, and one or more MPG-Network links between said mobile phone gateway and one or more stations of said second network;

the establishment of any one of a MP-MPG link or a MPG-Network link comprises the steps of;

allocating uplink and downlink communication channels;

authenticating;

setting ciphering mode; and

negotiating appropriate transmission power level.

35. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, wherein:

the establishment of a communication path between said mobile phone and a station of said second network through said mobile phone gateway comprises authentication;

when authenticating with said mobile phone, a first SIM card logic designated for authentication through said first network is used;

when authenticating with said station, a second SIM card logic designated for authentication through said second network is used;

authentication and ciphering keys produced during authentication with said mobile phone are stored to be used during call initiation and call processing phases with said station of said second network.

36. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, comprising means and methods for protocol conversion at least between said first protocol and said second protocol.

37. A gateway operating system as in claim 36, wherein a protocol conversion method is a transcoding method.

38. A gateway operating system as in claim 37, wherein said transcoding method comprises:

first processing thread, characterized in that;

packets received through a MP-MPG link established between the mobile phone and the mobile phone gateway are interpreted using ciphering keys produced during call initiation phase and in accordance with a first protocol, obtaining first control data and first payload data;

said first payload data is transcoded into a data format of a second protocol;

said first control data is processed by said first processing thread;

control messages produced by said first processing thread are multiplexed with transcoded payload data, resulting packets to be transmitted through a MPG-Network link established between the mobile phone gateway and a station of the second network;

second processing thread, characterized in that;

packets received through said MPG-Network link are interpreted using ciphering keys produced during call initiation phase and in accordance with said second protocol, obtaining second control data and second payload data;

said second payload data is transcoded into a data format of said first protocol;

said second control data is processed by said second processing thread;

control messages produced by said second processing thread are multiplexed with transcoded payload data, resulting packets to be transmitted through said MP-MPG link.

39. A gateway operating system as in claim 36, wherein a protocol conversion method is an encapsulation method.

40. A gateway operating system as in claim 39, wherein said encapsulation method comprises:

processing initiation phase wherein the ciphering keys using which the mobile phone encodes payload data are communicated to a station of the second network;

first processing thread characterized in that;

packets received through a MP-MPG link established between the mobile phone and the mobile phone gateway are de-multiplexed into first control segments and first payload segments in accordance with a first protocol;

said first control segments are interpreted using control data ciphering key produced during call initiation phase, and then processed by said first processing thread;

said first payload segments are encapsulated within payload segments of packets of a second protocol;

control messages produced by said first processing thread are multiplexed into control segments of packets of said second protocol, to be transmitted through a MPG-Network link established between the mobile phone gateway and said station;

second processing thread characterized in that;

packets received through said MPG-Network link are de-multiplexed into second control segments and second payload segments of said second protocol;

said second control segments are interpreted using control data ciphering key produced during call initiation phase, and then processed by said second processing thread;

said second payload segments are encapsulated within payload segments of packets of said first protocol;

control messages produced by said second processing thread are multiplexed into control segments of packets of said first protocol, to be transmitted through said MP-MPG link.

41. A gateway operating system as in claim 39, wherein said encapsulation method characterized in that:

data and control channels related to the communication between the mobile phone and the second network constitute the payload portion of packets exchanged between the mobile phone gateway and the second network;

control signaling between the mobile phone gateway and the second network is carried out through control channels of the second network.

42. A gateway operating system as in claim 36, wherein a protocol conversion method characterized in that:

at least some of the data channels related to the communication between the mobile phone and the second network are transcoded;

at least some of the data channels related to the communication between the mobile pone and the second network are encapsulated.

43. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, wherein:

while a communication session is conducted between said mobile phone and said first network, said gateway operating system listens to control and messaging channels of said second network;

while a communication session is conducted between said mobile phone and said second network through said mobile phone gateway, said gateway operating system listens to control and messaging channels of said first network.

44. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, comprising a mobile-originated call control method for handling a communication session originated by said mobile phone, said mobile-originated call control method comprises the steps of:

receiving a call initiation request from said mobile phone through a first SIM interface (201) established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway;

determining the network through which the call should be routed; and

applying network-dependent processing steps, such that;

when the call should be routed through said first network, said network-dependent processing steps comprises;

delegating processing of said call initiation request to said SIM card;

returning response to said mobile phone;

switching to a first-network context, wherein data/signaling packets exchanged between said mobile phone and said first network are effectively not processed by said gateway operating system; and

switching state to RELAY state, wherein said mobile phone gateway waits for a CALL DISCONNECTED event for a communication session conducted between said mobile phone and said first network to be issued by said mobile phone through said first SIM interface;

when the call should be routed through said second network, said network-dependent processing steps comprises;

establishing a communication path between said mobile phone and said second network through said mobile phone gateway;

switching to second-network context, wherein data/signaling packets exchanged between said mobile phone and said second network are effectively processed by said gateway operating system;

transpassing call setup information in-between said mobile phone and said second network;

determining the gateway application which will be handling the call;

switching state to ACTIVE state, wherein said mobile phone gateway applies protocol conversion processing to a communication session conducted between said mobile phone and said second network through said mobile phone gateway; and

passing control to said gateway application.

45. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, comprising a mobile-terminated call control method for handling a communication session originated by said first network, said mobile-terminated call control method comprising the steps of:

receiving an event through first SIM interface (201) established between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway, said event indicating a mobile-terminated call is being established between said mobile phone and said first network;

delegating events, requests, and responses in-between said first SIM interface and a SIM card logic of said SIM card logics, said SIM card logic designated for communication through said first network;

switching to first-network context, wherein data/signaling packets exchanged between said mobile phone and said first network are not processed by said gateway operating system; and

once a communication session has been established, switching state to RELAY state, wherein said gateway operating system waits for a CALL DISCONNECTED event for a communication session conducted between said mobile phone and said first network to be issued by said mobile phone through said first SIM interface.

46. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, comprising a mobile-terminated call control method for handling a communication session originated by said second network, said mobile-terminated call control method comprising the steps of:

receiving a paging request through the second communication means;

establishing a MP-MPG link between said mobile phone and said mobile phone gateway;

switching to second-network context, wherein data/signaling packets exchanged between said mobile phone and said second network are processed by said gateway operating system;

sending a paging request to said mobile phone;

establishing a MPG-Network link between said mobile phone gateway and a station of said second network;

transpassing call setup information in-between said mobile phone and said station;

determining the gateway application that will be handling the call;

switching state to ACTIVE state, wherein said mobile phone gateway applies protocol conversion processing to a communication session conducted between said mobile phone and said station through said mobile phone gateway;

passing control to said gateway application.

47. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, comprising one or more methods for directly conducting one or more communication sessions between said mobile phone gateway and one or more stations of said second network, said methods optionally provide communication session event notification and status information to said mobile phone or to the user, and optionally request SIM services from said SIM card logics.

48. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, comprising inter-network services for providing inter-network call-wait services, call-hold services, and call-resume services.

49. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, comprising roaming services for handing over calls at least in-between said first network and said second network.

50. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, further comprising means and methods for selecting and setting a preferred radio access technology of said mobile phone.

51. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, wherein a gateway application of said gateway applications is in compliance with one or more specifications selected from:

IMS;

WAP;

Mobile IP;

mobile SIP;

mobile VoIP;

UMA;

WiFi;

WiMAX;

i-mode;

Bluetooth CTP;

Bluetooth ISP;

3G-324M.

52. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, wherein said first network and said first protocol selected from:

GSM, CDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.3, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, IEEE 802.22, DECT, WDCT, UMA, HIPERLAN, BRAN, HIPERMAN.

53. A gateway operating system as in claim 26, wherein said second network and said second protocol selected from:

GSM, CDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.3, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, IEEE 802.22, DECT, WDCT, UMA, HIPERLAN, BRAN, HIPERMAN, DAB, DVB, DVB-T, DMB.