MULTI-SERVICE CELLULAR PHONE NETWORK ACCESS DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining and selecting, by an access device, for a cellular call to a callee received by a cellular transceiver of the access device, one of a plurality of networks to route the cellular call to, the determining and selecting being based at least on a type of each of a plurality of network interfaces of the access device and availability of each corresponding network, the network interfaces including at least two of a cellular retransmitter, an IP networking interface, or a PSTN interface;
if a cellular network is determined and selected, relaying, by the access device, the cellular call using the cellular retransmitter; and
if an IP or PSTN network is determined and selected,establishing on behalf of the cellular call, by the access device, an outgoing call to the callee through the IP or PSTN network respectively, andtranslating, by the access device, signals of the cellular call to signals for the IP or PSTN network respectively.
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Abstract
An access device is described herein for determining and selecting, for a cellular call received by a cellular transceiver of the access device, one of a plurality of networks to route the call to. In some embodiments, the determining and selecting may be based at least on a type of each of a plurality of network interfaces of the access device and availability of each corresponding network, the network interfaces including at least two of a cellular retransmitter, an IP networking interface, or a PSTN interface. In various embodiments, if a cellular network is determined and selected, the access device may relay the call. Also, if an IP or PSTN network is determined and selected, the access device may establish on behalf of the call an outgoing call through the IP or PSTN network and translate signals of the cellular call to signals for the IP or PSTN network.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining and selecting, by an access device, for a cellular call to a callee received by a cellular transceiver of the access device, one of a plurality of networks to route the cellular call to, the determining and selecting being based at least on a type of each of a plurality of network interfaces of the access device and availability of each corresponding network, the network interfaces including at least two of a cellular retransmitter, an IP networking interface, or a PSTN interface; if a cellular network is determined and selected, relaying, by the access device, the cellular call using the cellular retransmitter; and if an IP or PSTN network is determined and selected, establishing on behalf of the cellular call, by the access device, an outgoing call to the callee through the IP or PSTN network respectively, and translating, by the access device, signals of the cellular call to signals for the IP or PSTN network respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An access device comprising:
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a cellular transceiver configured to facilitate cellular communication with a cellular handset proximally located from the access device; a plurality of network interfaces, including at least two of a cellular retransmitter, an IP networking interface, or a PSTN interface to couple the access device to one or more networks; and service control logic coupled to the cellular transceiver and the one or more interfaces to, when operated, determine and select, for a cellular call from the cellular handset to a callee received by the cellular transceiver, one of a plurality of networks to route the cellular call to through a corresponding one of the plurality of network interfaces, the determining and selecting being based at least on a type of each of the plurality of network interfaces and availability of each corresponding network, if a cellular network is determined and selected, relay the cellular call using the cellular retransmitter, and if an IP or PSTN network is determined and selected, (1) establish on behalf of the cellular call an outgoing call to the callee through the IP or PSTN network respectively, and (2) translate signals of the cellular call to signals for the IP or PSTN network respectively. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a storage medium; and a plurality of instructions stored on the storage medium and configured to program an access device to determine and select, for a cellular call to a callee received by a cellular transceiver of the access device, one of a plurality of networks to route the cellular call to, the determining and selecting being based at least on a type of each of a plurality of network interfaces of the access device and availability of each corresponding network, the network interfaces including at least two of a cellular retransmitter, an IP networking interface, or a PSTN interface, if a cellular network is determined and selected, relay the cellular call using the cellular retransmitter, and if an IP or PSTN network is determined and selected, establish on behalf of the cellular call an outgoing call to the callee through the IP or PSTN network respectively, and translate signals of the cellular call to signals for the IP or PSTN network respectively. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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Specification