Telephone equipment
First Claim
1. An interface device for allowing data communication between a first telephone terminal, a second, wireless, telephone terminal, and a fixed telephone network, the device comprising:
- a transceiver for transmitting and receiving wireless signals to and from the wireless terminal,the wireless signals including authentication data identifying the wireless terminal,a data processor for processing the authentication data,a telephone network interface for transmitting the processed authentication data to the fixed network, anda terminal connection for connecting the first telephone terminal to the interface,communication between the first telephone terminal and the fixed network being enabled by the authentication data received from the wireless telephone terminal.
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Abstract
An interface device allows communication between a first telephone terminal, a second, wireless telephone terminal, and a telephone network. The device includes a transceiver for transmitting and receiving wireless signals to and from the wireless terminal, the wireless signals including authentication data identifying the terminal, such as the data carried by a SIM card. A data processor processes the authentication data. The processed authentication data can be transmitted to the fixed network. The first telephone terminal is connected to the interface such that communication between the first terminal and the network can be enabled by the authentication data received from the wireless telephone terminal. The wireless signals may be carried over an “ad hoc piconet” system.
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18 Claims
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1. An interface device for allowing data communication between a first telephone terminal, a second, wireless, telephone terminal, and a fixed telephone network, the device comprising:
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a transceiver for transmitting and receiving wireless signals to and from the wireless terminal, the wireless signals including authentication data identifying the wireless terminal, a data processor for processing the authentication data, a telephone network interface for transmitting the processed authentication data to the fixed network, and a terminal connection for connecting the first telephone terminal to the interface, communication between the first telephone terminal and the fixed network being enabled by the authentication data received from the wireless telephone terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An interface method for allowing data communication between a first telephone terminal, a second, wireless, telephone terminal, and a fixed telephone network, the method comprising:
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transmitting and receiving wireless signals to and from the wireless terminal, the wireless signals including authentication data identifying the wireless terminal, processing the authentication data, transmitting the processed authentication data to the fixed network through an interface, and connecting the first telephone terminal to the interface, communication between the first telephone terminal and the fixed network being enabled by the authentication data received from the wireless telephone terminal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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