INTERFACE FOR CELLULAR AND LOCAL NON-CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. Interface apparatus for interconnection of a cellular communication network and a local non-cellular communication network, the interface apparatus adapted to:
- convert incoming cellular signals received from the cellular network into incoming non-cellular signals for transmission to the local non-cellular network; and
convert outgoing non-cellular signals received from the local non-cellular network into outgoing cellular signals for transmission to the cellular network.
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Abstract
Interface apparatus supports communications between a cellular network and a local non-cellular network, such as a Bluetooth, cordless phone, or PBX network. In an exemplary embodiment, the interface apparatus connects a conventional cellular phone to the base of a conventional cordless phone set. By placing the cordless phone, interface apparatus, and cordless phone base at a location of acceptable cellular signal strength, a user may communicate with the cellular network via the cordless phone set using the cordless phone'"'"'s handset, even in locations of low cellular signal strength. The orientation of the interface apparatus may be (manually or automatically) controlled using a motorized base to optimize reception of cellular signals.
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1. Interface apparatus for interconnection of a cellular communication network and a local non-cellular communication network, the interface apparatus adapted to:
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convert incoming cellular signals received from the cellular network into incoming non-cellular signals for transmission to the local non-cellular network; and convert outgoing non-cellular signals received from the local non-cellular network into outgoing cellular signals for transmission to the cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for communicating between a cellular communication network and a local non-cellular communication network using an interface apparatus, the method comprising:
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(a) converting incoming cellular signals received from the cellular network into incoming non-cellular signals for transmission to the local non-cellular network; and (b) converting outgoing non-cellular signals received from the local non-cellular network into outgoing cellular signals for transmission to the cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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