Telephony System
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1. A telephony system comprising:
- a base station; and
a registration station in communication with the base station, the registration station further comprising;
a base station transceiver for communicating with the base station using a first telecommunications standard;
a handset transceiver for communicating with handsets in the vicinity of the registration station; and
a registration program that automatically registers handsets in the vicinity of the registration station using a second wireless telecommunications standard.
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Abstract
A telephony system includes a base station and a registration station in communication with the base station. The registration station further includes a base station transceiver for communicating with the base station using a first telecommunications standard, a handset transceiver for communicating with handsets in the vicinity of the registration station, and a registration program that automatically registers handsets in the vicinity of the registration station using a second wireless telecommunications standard.
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1. A telephony system comprising:
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a base station; and a registration station in communication with the base station, the registration station further comprising; a base station transceiver for communicating with the base station using a first telecommunications standard; a handset transceiver for communicating with handsets in the vicinity of the registration station; and a registration program that automatically registers handsets in the vicinity of the registration station using a second wireless telecommunications standard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A telephony system comprising:
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(i) a base station transmitting and receiving signals according to a first wireless telecommunications standard; and (ii) a registration station in communication with the base station, the registration station further comprising; (a) a base station transceiver for communicating with the base station using the first wireless telecommunications standard; (b) a handset transceiver for communicating with handsets in the vicinity of the registration station using a second wireless telecommunications standard; and (c) a registration facility that; automatically registers a handset as it enters the vicinity of the registration station; notifies the base station that the handset is present; and routes calls from the base station to the handset. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system comprising:
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a network; a router coupled to the network, the router being configured to communicate with a cellular service provider to provide internet phone connectivity to a mobile phone when it is in a fixed location. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A cellular telephone network comprising:
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a broadband network; a router coupled to the broadband network; the router capable of redirecting a telephone call directed to a cell phone to an IP address; and a device coupled to the broadband network and having the IP address, the device being capable of completing the redirected telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method of providing high bandwidth telephony services in a local environment, the method comprising:
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(i) communicating with a base station remote from the local environment using a first wireless telecommunications standard; (ii) detecting a handset entering the local environment; (iii) communicating with the handset using a second wireless telecommunications standard; (iv) automatically registering the detected handset; (v) notifying the base station that the handset is present; and (vi) routing calls from the base station to the handset. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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