SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING OPERATIONS OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by an access point device from a cellular device, an authorization to utilize communication services associated with the cellular device;
providing, by the access point device to a server, a request to establish communications; and
enabling, by the access point device, a landline phone to communicate with a remote end user device utilizing identification information of the cellular device, wherein communication between the landline phone and the remote end user device comprises a voice call.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, at a base station, communicating with a mobile phone where the base station comprises a premises wireless access point, at the base station, communicating with a mobile communication system by way of a broadband connection, and instructing a landline phone communicatively coupled to the base station to communicate with a remote end user device via the mobile communication system utilizing identification information of the mobile phone and responsive to communications between the base station and the mobile phone. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an access point device from a cellular device, an authorization to utilize communication services associated with the cellular device; providing, by the access point device to a server, a request to establish communications; and enabling, by the access point device, a landline phone to communicate with a remote end user device utilizing identification information of the cellular device, wherein communication between the landline phone and the remote end user device comprises a voice call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a system including a processor, a request to establish communications, the request being received over a broadband connection from an access point device; enabling, by the system, a second communication device communicatively coupled to the access point device to communicate over a first communication system with a remote end user device utilizing first identification information of a first communication device, wherein the communication between the second communication device and the remote end user device comprises a voice call; and enabling the second communication device to communicate with the remote end user device via a second communication system utilizing second identification information of the second communication device responsive to the first communication device being outside of a communication range threshold of the access point device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage device comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor of a cellular device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a query from an access point device, the query requesting use of communication services associated with the cellular device; and providing an authorization to the access point device to utilize the communication services associated with the cellular device, wherein the providing of the authorization causes the access point device to provide a request to establish communications to a server and causes the access point device to enable a landline phone communicatively coupled with the access point device to communicate with a remote end user device utilizing identification information of the cellular device, and wherein communication between the landline phone and the remote end user device comprises a voice call. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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