METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING VOICE COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for supporting voice communications, the apparatus comprising:
- first support means for supporting a remote terminal in a packet switched mode of operation;
second support means for supporting the remote terminal in a circuit switched mode of operation;
first selecting means for supporting a voice communication of the remote terminal associated with another party by selecting a remote terminal communication link as a packet switched mode communication link or a circuit switched mode communication link;
means for interfacing to an external circuit switched network;
means for interfacing to an external packet switched network;
second selecting means for selecting an external voice communication link as a voice communication link of the external circuit switched network or a voice communication link of the external packet switched network in response to an identity of the other party; and
coupling means for supporting the voice communication by conveying voice data between the selected remote terminal communication link and the selected external voice communication link.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises two processors (105, 107) for supporting a remote terminal in a packet and circuit switched mode of operation respectively as well as two interfaces (113, 117) for interfacing to an external circuit and packet switched network (111, 115) respectively. A first selector (109) can select a remote terminal communication link as a packet switched mode communication link or a circuit switched mode communication link and a second selector (119) can select an external voice communication link as a voice communication link of the external circuit switched network (111) or a voice communication link of the external packet switched network (115) in response to an identity of the other party involved in the call. A conversion processor (121) can support the voice communication by conveying voice data between the selected remote terminal communication link and the selected external voice communication link.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for supporting voice communications, the apparatus comprising:
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first support means for supporting a remote terminal in a packet switched mode of operation; second support means for supporting the remote terminal in a circuit switched mode of operation; first selecting means for supporting a voice communication of the remote terminal associated with another party by selecting a remote terminal communication link as a packet switched mode communication link or a circuit switched mode communication link; means for interfacing to an external circuit switched network; means for interfacing to an external packet switched network; second selecting means for selecting an external voice communication link as a voice communication link of the external circuit switched network or a voice communication link of the external packet switched network in response to an identity of the other party; and coupling means for supporting the voice communication by conveying voice data between the selected remote terminal communication link and the selected external voice communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of supporting voice communications by an apparatus having first support means for supporting a remote terminal in a packet switched mode of operation, second support means for supporting the remote terminal in a circuit switched mode of operation, means for interfacing to an external circuit switched network;
- and means for interfacing to an external packet switched network;
the method comprising;supporting a voice communication of the remote terminal associated with another party by selecting a remote terminal communication link as a packet switched mode communication link or a circuit switched mode communication link; selecting an external voice communication link as a voice communication link of the external circuit switched network or a voice communication link of the external packet switched network in response to an identity of the other party; and supporting the voice communication by conveying voice data between the selected remote terminal communication link and the selected external voice communication link.
- and means for interfacing to an external packet switched network;
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20. (canceled)
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