Integrated cellular/pcs-pots communication system
First Claim
1. A system for integrating at least one residential Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) phone to a cellular phone network, comprising:
- a Subscriber Line Interface Circuit (SLIC) for interfacing audio from the cellular phone network to the at least one residential POTS phone;
a line switcher, connected to said SLIC, for connecting the at least one residential POTS phone to any one of a POTS line or a cellular line; and
an audio gateway, connected to said SLIC, for wirelessly receiving the audio from a cellular phone connected to the cellular phone network for subsequent transmission to the at least one residential phone and for wirelessly transmitting the audio from the POTS line to the cellular phone.
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Abstract
There is provided a system for integrating at least one residential Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) phone to a cellular phone network. A Subscriber Line Interface Circuit (SLIC 120) interfaces audio from the cellular phone network to the at least one residential POTS phone. A line switcher (122), connected to the SLIC, connects the at least one residential POTS phone to any one of a POTS line or a cellular line. An audio gateway (116), connected to the SLIC, wirelessly receives the audio from a cellular phone connected to the cellular phone network for subsequent transmission to the at least one residential phone and wirelessly transmits the audio from the POTS line to the cellular phone.
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1. A system for integrating at least one residential Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) phone to a cellular phone network, comprising:
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a Subscriber Line Interface Circuit (SLIC) for interfacing audio from the cellular phone network to the at least one residential POTS phone;
a line switcher, connected to said SLIC, for connecting the at least one residential POTS phone to any one of a POTS line or a cellular line; and
an audio gateway, connected to said SLIC, for wirelessly receiving the audio from a cellular phone connected to the cellular phone network for subsequent transmission to the at least one residential phone and for wirelessly transmitting the audio from the POTS line to the cellular phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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