REMOTE ACCESS TO A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE OVER A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN)
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1. A method of using a mobile communications device, comprising:
- controlling operation of a mobile communication device over a WLAN;
causing the mobile device to route a communication between a user and a remote party over the WLAN and a mobile communication network and through the mobile device.
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Abstract
A method and arrangement is provided which allows a PC or other client device to be used to communicate with third parties through a mobile communication device when a user and the mobile communication device are not in the vicinity of one another. The arrangement allows the user to control operation of the mobile communication device over a WLAN so that the user can send or receive messages such as voice and text messages to a remote party from the client device through the mobile communication device over the WLAN and the mobile communication network employed by the mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of using a mobile communications device, comprising:
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controlling operation of a mobile communication device over a WLAN; causing the mobile device to route a communication between a user and a remote party over the WLAN and a mobile communication network and through the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
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receiving a call or message from a remote party over a mobile network; and forwarding the call or message to the client device over a WLAN so that communication between the client device and the remote party is established over both the mobile network and the WLAN. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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one or more wireless transmitters and receivers for communicating with third parties over a mobile communication network and with a client device over a WLAN; one or more processors for executing machine-executable instructions; and one or more machine-readable storage media for storing the machine-executable instructions, the instructions when executed by the one more processors implementing, a call event listener arranged for listening for calls or messages received from third parties over the mobile communication network; and processing logic configured, in response to a determination by the call event listener that a call or message has been received from a third party, to forward the call or message to the client device over a WLAN under predetermined circumstances so that communication between the client device and the remote party is established over both the mobile network and the WLAN. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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