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

• Current Assignee: Keh-Lih Chiang, Microchip Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Integrated System Solution Corp., Keh-Lih Chiang
• Inventors: Chen, Albert, Chiang, Keh-Lih
• Primary Examiner(s): Taylor; Barry W
• Application Number:
  US11/024,800
• Publication Number:
  US 20050181785A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,391 Days
• Field of Search: 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 455/428, 455/436, 455/552.1, 455/41.2
• US Class Current: 455/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A communication network switch system, comprising: a first phone number database accessed by a cable telephony network service provider; a second phone number database accessed by an internet service provider; a plurality of communication network switch devices conducting audio and/or data communications therebetween through a cable telephony network or an internet, the communication network switch devices switching audio and/or data communications between the cable telephony network or an internet telephony system and a short-range wireless communication network; and a plurality of mobile communication devices each of which including a long-range wireless network system transceiver module, a short-range wireless network system transceiver module and a switch device module. The communication network switch device includes a short-range wireless communication network transceiver module, a cable telephony network transceiver module, an internet telephony system drive module, a first switch module and a second switch module. The first switch module of the communication network switch device stores a communication number of a long-range wireless communication network of the mobile communication device and an assigned phone number of the switch device module in the cable telephony network in the first phone number database. The second switch module of the communication network switch device stores a communication number of a long-range wireless communication network of the mobile communication device and an IP address of the second switch module in the second phone number database.

Claims

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.

2. The communication network switch system of claim 1, wherein said communication network switch device includes a routing table database module for recording a communication address of said mobile communication device in said short-range wireless communication network and a communication number of said mobile communication device in said long-range wireless communication network.

3. The communication network switch system of claim 2, wherein said switch module of said communication network switch device in accordance with said routing table database module provides audio and/or data information of said cable telephony network to said short-range wireless communication network transceiver module so as to send to said mobile communication device.

4. The communication network switch system of claim 1, wherein said mobile communication device includes a routing table database module for recording a communication number of said cable telephony network system and a communication address of said short-range wireless network system within a power range of said short-range wireless network system.

5. The communication network switch system of claim 1, wherein said switch module of said mobile communication device provides three-way call service or inserting call service among said cable telephony network system, said short-range wireless network system and said long-range wireless network system.

6. The communication network switch system of claim 1, wherein said switch module of said communication network switch device provides three-way call service or inserting call service between said cable telephony network system and said short-range wireless network system.

7. A communication network switch system, comprising:

a phone number database accessed by an internet service provider;

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

a plurality of mobile communication devices each of which 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 for 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;

an internet telephony system drive module for transmitting/receiving audio and/or data information of said internet telephony system; and

a communication network switch module for providing audio and/or data information of said short-range wireless communication network to said internet telephony system drive module so as to transmit to said internet telephony system or providing audio and/or data information of said internet telephony system to said short-range wireless communication network transceiver module 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 communication network and an IP address representing said communication network switch module of said communication network switch device in said phone number database.

8. The communication network switch system of claim 7, wherein said communication network switch device includes a routing table database module for recording a communication address of said mobile communication device in said shod-range wireless communication network and a communication number of said mobile communication device in said long-range wireless communication network and an IP address of said mobile communication device in said internet telephony system.

9. The communication network switch system of claim 7, wherein said switch module of said communication network switch device in accordance with said routing table database module provides audio and/or data information of said internet telephony system to said short-range wireless communication network transceiver so as to send to said mobile communication device.

10. The communication network switch system of claim 7, wherein said mobile communication device includes a routing table database for recording an IP address of said internet telephony system and a communication address of said shod-range wireless network system within a power range of said short-range wireless network system.

11. The communication network switch system of claim 7, wherein said switch module of said mobile communication device provides three-way call service or inserting call service an-long said internet telephony system, said shod-range wireless network system and said long-range wireless network.

12. The communication network switch system of claim 7, wherein said switch module of said communication network switch device provides three-way call service or inserting call service between said cable telephony network system and said short-range wireless network system.

13. A communication network switch system, comprising:

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

a second phone number database accessed by an internet 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 or internet, said communication network switch device switching audio and/or data communications between said cable telephony network or an internet telephony system and a short-range wireless communication network; and

a plurality of mobile communication devices each of which 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 a short-range wireless communication network in accordance with a short-range wireless network protocol; and

a 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 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 by the wireless connection;

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

an internet telephony system drive module for transmitting/receiving audio and/or data information in accordance with a second communication protocol;

a first switch module for 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 module so as to send to said mobile communication device; and

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

wherein said first 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 a phone number representing said first switch module in said cable telephony network in said first phone number database;

wherein said second switch module of said communication network switch device stores said communication number of said mobile communication device in said long-range wireless communication network and an IP address representing said second switch module in said second phone number database.

14. The communication network switch system of claim 13, wherein said communication network switch device includes a routing table database module for recording an IP address of said mobile communication device in said internet telephony system, a communication address of said mobile communication device in said short-range wireless communication network and said communication number of said mobile communication device in said long-range wireless communication network.

15. The communication network switch system of claim 13, wherein said first switch module of said communication network switch device in accordance with said routing table database module provides audio and/or data information of said cable telephony network to said shod-range wireless communication network transceiver module so as to send to said mobile communication device.

16. The communication network switch system of claim 13, wherein said mobile communication device includes a routing table database module for recording an P address of said internet telephony system, a communication number of said cable telephony network system and a communication address of said short-range wireless network system within a power range of said short-range wireless network system.

17. The communication network switch system of claim 13, wherein each of said communication network switch devices connects to at least one cable network area system or at least one internet system respectively through different routes, and said systems communicate with each other in accordance with said short-range wireless network protocol.

18. The communication network switch system of claim 13, wherein said long-range wireless network protocol of said mobile communication device is selected from a group consisting of GSM, CDMA and 3G communication protocols.

19. The communication network switch system of claim 13, wherein said short-range wireless network protocol is a Bluetooth wireless communication protocol.

20. The communication network switch system of claim 13, wherein said short-range wireless network communication protocol is a 802.11 wireless local area communication protocol.