Systems and Methods for Providing Wireless Communications for Data and Voice Communications

• US 20100103879A1
• Filed: 12/28/2009
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shopify Incorporated
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Specht, Philip Russell
• Granted Patent: US 7,890,137 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2898 Subscriber equipments DSL modems H04M11/062; cable modems H04L12/2801
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0069 comprising a residential gateway, e.g. those which provide an adapter for POTS or ISDN terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A wireless communications system that provides communication for a plurality of communication devices. The wireless communications system includes an interface including a local exchange carrier (LEC) connection port, a subscriber connection port and a wireless connection port. The wireless communications system includes a wireless terminal connected to the interface that provides wireless data and voice connectivity over a wireless network.

Claims

1. A wireless communications system that provides communication for a plurality of communication devices, comprising:

an interface including a local exchange carrier (LEC) connection port, a subscriber connection port and a wireless connection port; and

a wireless terminal connected to the interface that provides wireless data and voice connectivity over a wireless network.

2. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the subscriber connection port is connected to the wireless connection port and the wireless terminal is connected to the wireless connection port in the interface.

3. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the subscriber connection port is connected to the wireless connection port and the LEC connection port, and the wireless terminal is connected to the wireless connection port in the interface.

4. The system recited in claim 3, wherein the wireless data and voice connectivity is transmitted through at least one of the LEC connection port and the wireless connection port.

5. The system recited in claim 1, wherein some of the plurality of communication devices are wirelessly connected to the wireless terminal.

6. The system recited in claim 1, wherein some of the plurality of communication devices are wirelessly connected to the interface.

7. The system recited in claim 1, wherein if a call flow through a wire-line connection to a wire-line facility faults, the call flow is re-routed though the wireless terminal over the wireless network.

8. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the wireless terminal comprises:

a processor;

a data transmission portion including a data connectivity device, a maintenance device and a router; and

a voice transmission portion including a wireless device.

9. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the voice transmission portion further includes a voice interface adapter and a ringing generator to simulate an incoming call ringing tone.

10. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the wireless terminal is configured to use a static and dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) to connect to a service provider.

11. A method of providing wireless data and voice connectivity over a wireless network for a plurality of communication devices, comprising:

providing an interface that includes a local exchange carrier (LEC) connection port, a subscriber connection port and a wireless connection port;

connecting the subscriber connection port to the wireless connection port in the interface; and

connecting a wireless terminal to the wireless connection port.

12. The method in claim 11, further comprising:

connecting the LEC connection port to the subscriber connection port.

13. The method recited in claim 12, wherein, in the event of fault with the connection between the subscriber connection port and the LEC connection port:

transmitting the wireless data and voice connectivity through the wireless terminal connected to the wireless connection port over the wireless network.