Communication system and method including dual mode capability
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Abstract
A system and method for a communication apparatus to provide advanced features such as dual mode capability, billing options for communication charges (for instance reverse billing), and definable accessible controls. In one embodiment, a subscriber apparatus (for instance a wireless communication apparatus) including pager (such as page phone) or radiotelephone functions. A caller calls the subscriber apparatus. The caller gains two-way communication with the subscriber apparatus. The subscriber apparatus may include roaming capability to control movement of a communication channel of the subscriber apparatus from a first system (for instance a regular cellular system) to a second system (for instance a local loop). The billing options include reversing communication charges (for instance from a subscriber to a calling party), receiving advertisements to reduce communication charges, or splitting communication charges (for instance between a subscriber and a calling party).
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54 Claims
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24. A wireless system, comprising:
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a radio frequency transceiver adapted to communicate with a local exchange carrier and to establish a local loop over a communication area;
a cellular apparatus having dual mode capability and configured to provide automatic roaming capability from said local loop to a cellular system, and to initiate at least one of de-registration and registration of said cellular apparatus between said local loop and said cellular system at least partially in response to a detected Radio Frequency (RF) power level; and
a module configured to receive and process a mobile identification number of at least one of said cellular apparatus or a first communication apparatus such that a two-way wireless connection is capable of being established between said first communication apparatus and said cellular apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A wireless device, comprising:
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a radio frequency transceiver configured to communicate with;
a local exchange carrier; and
wireless communication apparatus comprising a multi-mode transceiver configured to provide automatic roaming capability, the automatic roaming capability comprising at least one or de-registration and registration of said first wireless device between a cellular system and said local loop, the at least one of deregistration and registration responsive to a detected RF power level associated with the local loop;
wherein the wireless device is adapted to establish a local loop over an area via said radio frequency transceiver; and
wherein the wireless device is further adapted to receive and process a request and capable to establish a two-way wireless connection between the wireless communication apparatus and a user communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a module configured to communicate with a wireless local loop apparatus having a radio frequency transmitter, said radio frequency transmitter configured to communicate with a local exchange carrier to facilitate establishment of a local loop over a loop area;
wherein the module is further configured to communicate an associated mobile identification number and to provide multi-mode communication, the multi-mode communication comprising automatic roaming capability between said local loop and a regular cellular system in response a RF power level of the local loop being detected above a threshold level; and
wherein the wireless local loop apparatus is configured to receive and process said associated mobile identification number such that a wireless connection is capable of being made between said wireless communication device and a user communication device, thereby allowing two-way communication to be established between said user communication device and the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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Specification