SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TETHERING TO A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A mobile tethering device comprising a wireless transceiver, a processor, a computer tangible storage device, and program instructions stored on the storage device for execution by the processor, the program instructions comprising;
- first program instructions to receive a request o initiate a connection with a mobile communications device;
second program instructions to establish a wireless connection with a mobile communication device via the wireless transceiver;
third program instructions to communicate data indicative of a request to initiate a telephone call to the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to initiate the telephone call via a public switched telephone network; and
fourth program instructions to communicate data associated with the telephone call to the mobile communication device.
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Abstract
A mobile tethering device includes a wireless transceiver, a processor, a computer tangible storage device, and program instructions stored on the storage device for execution by the processor. The program instructions include first program instructions to receive a request to initiate a connection with a remote communications device. The program instructions further include second program instructions to establish a wireless connection with a mobile communication device via the wireless transceiver. The program instructions further include third program instructions to communicate data indicative of a request to initiate a telephone call to the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to initiate the telephone call via a public switched telephone network. The program instructions further include fourth program instructions to communicate data associated with the telephone call to the mobile communication device.
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22 Claims
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1. A mobile tethering device comprising a wireless transceiver, a processor, a computer tangible storage device, and program instructions stored on the storage device for execution by the processor, the program instructions comprising;
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first program instructions to receive a request o initiate a connection with a mobile communications device; second program instructions to establish a wireless connection with a mobile communication device via the wireless transceiver; third program instructions to communicate data indicative of a request to initiate a telephone call to the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to initiate the telephone call via a public switched telephone network; and fourth program instructions to communicate data associated with the telephone call to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21)
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12. A method for tethering to a mobile communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
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a computing device receiving a request to initiate a connection with a mobile communications device; the computing device establishing a wireless connection with the mobile communication device; the computing device communicating data indicative of a request to initiate a telephone call to the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device initiates the telephone call via a public switched telephone network; and the computing device communicating data associated with the telephone call to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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22. A mobile tethering device comprising a wireless transceiver, a processor, a computer tangible storage device, and program instructions stored on the storage device for execution by the processor, the program instructions comprising;
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first program instructions to receive a request to initiate a telephone call; second program instructions to initiate a telephone call directly via a public switched telephone network; third program instructions to receive a request to operate a mobile application; fourth program instructions to establish a wireless connection with a mobile communication device via the wireless transceiver; fifth program instructions to communicate data indicative of the request to operate a mobile application to the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to initiate operation of the mobile application; and sixth program instructions to communicate data associated with operation of the mobile application to the mobile communication device.
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