Methods and apparatus for enhancing wireless data network telephony including a personal router in a client
First Claim
1. A data network telephony (DNT) system, comprising:
- a base station connected to a DNT capable data network and to a plurality of wireless transceivers, each transceiver transmitting to a distinct area, the base station adapted to operate the transceivers by a two-way, narrow-band, multiple-channel, real-time duplex radio protocol; and
a plurality of portable computer-enhanced client communicator units, including microphone and speaker apparatus, each assigned a unique address and adapted to communicate with the base station via the transceivers by the two-way real-time radio protocol and to process DNT calls;
wherein individual ones of the communicator units execute a personal router application, wherein a user may establish and edit routing rules for incoming DNT calls to the user'"'"'s communicator address, and communicate the routing rules to the base station to be used in routing incoming DNT calls.
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Abstract
A system for wireless communication comprises an hierarchical system of connected routers between a data network and a base station having connected transceivers for wireless transmission and reception of data, and a plurality of hand-held client communicators adapted for users to communicate with the network via the transceivers through the routers. The system is adapted to provide wireless Data Network Telephony (DNT) and to provide personal router services to users of client communicators, wherein users may establish and update routing rules for incoming calls addressed to the user'"'"'s client communicator. Functions include an interactive interface displayed on a display at the client, wherein a user may select calls for processing and process calls.
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8 Claims
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1. A data network telephony (DNT) system, comprising:
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a base station connected to a DNT capable data network and to a plurality of wireless transceivers, each transceiver transmitting to a distinct area, the base station adapted to operate the transceivers by a two-way, narrow-band, multiple-channel, real-time duplex radio protocol; and
a plurality of portable computer-enhanced client communicator units, including microphone and speaker apparatus, each assigned a unique address and adapted to communicate with the base station via the transceivers by the two-way real-time radio protocol and to process DNT calls;
wherein individual ones of the communicator units execute a personal router application, wherein a user may establish and edit routing rules for incoming DNT calls to the user'"'"'s communicator address, and communicate the routing rules to the base station to be used in routing incoming DNT calls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a system providing wireless communication between a hand-held client communicator and a base station over a dedicated channel via a plurality of transceivers connected to the base station, wherein the hand-held communicator is adapted for Data Network Telephony and executes an application for routing DNT calls wherein a client may establish and edit routing rules and provide signals, a method for routing incoming DNT calls to the client communicator comprising steps of:
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(a) receiving and queuing incoming DNT calls at the base station;
(b) transmitting indications of the incoming DNT calls to the client communicator along with caller ID; and
(c) processing DNT calls according to rules established by the client and in response to signals from the client.
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