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Up converted home base station

  • US 5,930,728 A
  • Filed: 08/29/1996
  • Issued: 07/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A communication system for wireless communications, comprising:

  • a dual purpose phone for communicating over a first and a second communication link, the dual purpose phone comprising;

    a processing unit for controlling the operation of the dual purpose phone;

    a first store coupled to the processing unit, the first store for storing a transceiver ID;

    a second store coupled to the processing unit, the second store for storing a signal quality value for comparing against a calculated signal value for a received signal;

    transceiver means for receiving and sending transmission signals from and to the processing unit, said transceiver means also for communicating over the first communication link and over the second communication link; and

    a sensory device coupled to the processing unit, the sensory device for producing a sensation capable of human perception to indicate to the user of the dual purpose phone whether the call is being connected, at least in part, by a cellular network;

    a base station coupled to a wireless communication network, the base station for communicating with said dual purpose phone over the first communication link;

    a base unit coupled to the public switched telephone network ("PSTN"), the base unit for communicating with said dual purpose phone over the second communication link, said base unit including a first portion for transmitting and receiving communication signals over the second communication link and over a wireline public switched telephone network ("PSTN"), the base unit also including a second portion for receiving the dual purpose phone and for charging at least one battery within the dual purpose phone, the first portion further comprising;

    a first transceiver unit for receiving and transmitting communication signals to and from the transceiver of the dual purpose phone over the second communication link, the first transceiver also for receiving and transmitting communication signals over a third communication link; and

    a second transceiver unit for receiving and transmitting communication signals with the first transceiver over the third communication link, the second transceiver also forming an electronic interface between a processing unit coupled to the PSTN and the second communication link.

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