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Communication network switching system and method thereof

  • US 7,440,753 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2004
  • Issued: 10/21/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication network switch system, comprising:

  • a phone number database accessed by a cable telephony network service provider;

    a plurality of communication network switch devices, said communication network switch devices conducting audio and/or data communications therebetween through a cable telephony network, said communication network switch device switching audio and/or data communications between said cable telephony network and a short-range wireless communication network; and

    a plurality of mobile communication devices, said mobile communication device including a long-range wireless network system transceiver module for transmitting/receiving audio and/or data information of a long-range wireless communication network in accordance with a long-range wireless network protocol;

    a short-range wireless network system transceiver module for transmitting/receiving audio and/or data information of said short-range wireless communication network in accordance with a short-range wireless network protocol; and

    a mobile communication device switch module for determining if audio and/or data information of said mobile communication device is transmitted by said short-range wireless network system transceiver module;

    wherein said communication network switch device includes a short-range wireless communication network transceiver module establishing wireless connection with said mobile communication device in accordance with said short-range wireless network protocol, and transmitting/receiving audio and/or data information of said short-range wireless communication network by the wireless connection;

    a cable communication network transceiver module transmitting/receiving audio and/or data information of said cable telephony network in accordance with a specific communication protocol; and

    a communication network switch module providing audio and/or data information of said short-range wireless communication network to said cable telephony network transceiver module so as to transmit to said cable telephony network, or providing audio and/or data information of said cable telephony network to said short-range wireless communication network transceiver so as to send to said mobile communication device;

    wherein said switch module of said communication network switch device stores a communication number of said mobile communication device in said long-range wireless communication network and an assigned phone number representing said communication network switch module of said communication network switch device in said cable telephony network in said phone number database.

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