Call re-establishment for a dual mode telephone
First Claim
1. A wireless communication device for establishing communication with a remote terminal device through one of a cordless base station and a cellular base station comprising:
- a cordless section for communicating with said remote terminal device through said cordless base station in a cordless mode used for a cordless call;
a cellular section for communicating with said remote terminal device through said cellular base station in a cellular mode used for a cellular call;
a processor which detects a drop of a current call being one of said cordless call and said cellular call and re-establishes said communication using another of said cordless base station and said cellular base station, said processor being configured to prompt a user of said wireless communication device whether to re-establish said communication.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device is disclosed for establishing communication with a remote terminal device through a cordless or a mobile base station. The wireless communication device has a cordless section and a mobile section. The cordless section is for communicating with a remote terminal device through the cordless base station in a cordless mode used for a cordless call. The mobile section is for communicating with the remote terminal device through the mobile base station in a mobile mode used for a mobile call. A processor of the wireless communication device detects a drop of a current call using the cordless service, for example, and re-establishes the communication using the mobile service. The user may be prompted prior to call re-establishment. For outgoing calls, the last dialled number is stored and re-dialled for call re-establishment. For incoming calls, the caller ID is used for call re-establishment. When a cheaper service is detected during a call, the user is prompted and invited to use the cheaper service.
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1. A wireless communication device for establishing communication with a remote terminal device through one of a cordless base station and a cellular base station comprising:
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a cordless section for communicating with said remote terminal device through said cordless base station in a cordless mode used for a cordless call;
a cellular section for communicating with said remote terminal device through said cellular base station in a cellular mode used for a cellular call;
a processor which detects a drop of a current call being one of said cordless call and said cellular call and re-establishes said communication using another of said cordless base station and said cellular base station, said processor being configured to prompt a user of said wireless communication device whether to re-establish said communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communication device for establishing communication with a remote terminal device through one of a cordless base station and a cellular base station comprising:
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a cordless section for communicating with said remote terminal device through said cordless base station in a cordless mode used for a cordless call;
a cellular section for communicating with said remote terminal device through said cellular base station in a cellular mode used for a cellular call;
a processor which detects a drop of a current call being one of said cordless call and said cellular call and re-establishes said communication using another of said cordless base station and said cellular base station, said processor being configured to detect a cheaper link than said current call that connects said wireless communication device to said remote terminal device, said cheaper link being provided through one of said cordless base station and said cellular base station, and said processor being configured to prompt a user of said wireless communication device whether to terminate said current call and re-establish said communication using said cheaper link. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for establishing a communication between a wireless communication device and a remote terminal comprising:
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establishing a current call between said wireless communication device and said remote terminal through one of a cordless base station and a cellular base station;
detecting a drop of said current call; and
re-establishing said communication using another of said cordless base station and said cellular base station, said re-establishing including prompting a user of said wireless communication device whether to re-establish said communication; and
re-establishing said communication in response to a positive response from said user.- View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for establishing a communication between a wireless communication device and a remote terminal comprising:
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establishing a current call between said wireless communication device and said remote terminal through one of a cordless base station and a cellular base station;
detecting a drop of said current call; and
re-establishing said communication using another of said cordless base station and said cellular base station, said re-establishing including detecting a cheaper link than said current call that connects said wireless communication device to said remote terminal, said cheaper link being provided through one of said cordless base station and said cellular base station; and
said re-establishing further including prompting a user of said wireless communication device whether to terminate said current call and re-establish said communication using said cheaper link.- View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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Specification