Call forwarding to wireless headset

• US 20070105498A1
• Filed: 11/07/2005
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Steudle, Ville, Heimonen, Henri
• Application Number:
  US11/269,162
• Publication Number:
  US 20070105498A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

An apparatus for routing a call between a mobile phone and a wireless headset is disclosed. The apparatus has a forwarding unit for routing the call between the mobile phone and the wireless headset via a short-range wireless communications network when said wireless headset is out of a range of a short-range radio transceiver of the mobile phone. The mobile supervises the low-power radio connection between the headset and notices when the headset is out of the range and forwards the call accordingly.

Claims

3-1. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said short-range wireless communications network comprises a plurality of base stations, each base station comprising a short-range radio transceiver, wherein each short-range radio transceiver can communicate said call with said wireless headset.

12. A mobile phone for routing a call between said mobile phone and a wireless headset, the mobile phone comprising:

a forwarding unit for routing said call between said mobile phone and said wireless headset via a short-range wireless communications network when said wireless headset is out of a range of a short-range radio transceiver of said mobile phone.

13. A network element for routing a call between a mobile phone and a wireless headset, the network element comprising:

a forwarding unit for routing said call between said mobile phone and said wireless headset via a short-range wireless communications network when said wireless headset is out of a range of a short-range radio transceiver of said mobile phone.

14. A system for routing a call between a mobile phone and a wireless headset, the system comprising:

the mobile phone for detecting a short-range wireless connection between said mobile phone and said wireless headset;

a short-range wireless communications network for coupling said call between said mobile phone and said wireless headset; and

a forwarding unit for routing said call between said mobile phone and said wireless headset via said short-range wireless communication network when said wireless headset is out of a range of said short-range radio connection.

15. A method for routing a call between a mobile phone and a wireless headset, the method comprising:

routing, by a forwarding unit, said call between said mobile phone and said wireless headset via a short-range wireless communications network when said wireless headset is out of a range of a short-range radio transceiver of said mobile phone.