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System and method for network phone having adaptive transmission modes

  • US 7,197,029 B1
  • Filed: 09/29/2000
  • Issued: 03/27/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for adaptively placing a call via one of a plurality of transmission modes, comprising:

  • a first interface to an SIP-enabled telephone device, wherein the first interface comprises a base station in wireless communication with the SIP-enabled telephone device, wherein the base station includes a converter for converting signals to or from a USB format;

    a second interface to at least one communications link; and

    a host, communicating with the first interface via a USB connection and the second interface, the host selectively initiating a call from the SIP-enabled telephone device as at least one of a telephone call and a data connection via the at least one communications link according to at least one user-defined transmission criterion, and wherein the host further comprises a Wireless Markup Language (WML) module for accessing WML content via the SIP-enabled telephone device and for associating the SIP-enabled telephone device with a hyperlink.

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