Personal wireless gateway and method for implementing the same
First Claim
1. A personal wireless gateway comprising:
- a host controller subsystem adapted to communicate with communications subsystems and a management subsystem;
a communications subsystem adapted to interface with a wireline communications device;
a communications subsystem adapted to interface with a mobile communications device, wherein the host controller is adapted to bridge communications between the wireline communications device and the mobile communications device under control of the management subsystem;
wherein said management subsystem is further adapted todetermine mobile telephone network signal and battery strength of the mobile communications device,if the signal or battery strength is below a first threshold value, then;
direct outbound calls to an alternative communications device;
forward calls to the mobile communications device to the alternative communication device;
monitor the incoming signal strength; and
if the incoming signal strength is above a second threshold, then permit inbound calls to, and out-bound calls from, the mobile communications device.
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Abstract
A personal wireless gateway (PWG) comprises a host controller that bridges telecommunications devices using different transmission media allowing a telecommunications device designed for a particular media to be used to communicate over any other available media. Corded and cordless plain old telephones (POTS) may initiate and receive telephone calls over the public switched network (PSTN) or may be bridged to a mobile telephone to initiate and receive telephone calls via the mobile telephone network. A telephone configured for voice over IP (VoIP) may initiate and receive telephone calls via a broadband connection, the PTSN, or a mobile telephone network. A broadband connection may also be used to support high-speed data exchange between the Internet and one or more computer (e.g., laptop, general purpose computer, personal data assistant) via a wireless LAN or via a mobile telephone connected to a wireless data network The PWG is adapted to provide the location of the PWG to an emergency assistance service when an emergency assistance number is called from any device during predefined intervals and/or if the caller is unable to speak. Additionally, the PWG provides devices without fixed locations the attribute of a known location. The location information may be stored expressly by the user or gleaned from the user profile information. By way of illustration and not as a limitation, the emergency assistance service may be a “911” operator.
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36 Claims
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1. A personal wireless gateway comprising:
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a host controller subsystem adapted to communicate with communications subsystems and a management subsystem; a communications subsystem adapted to interface with a wireline communications device; a communications subsystem adapted to interface with a mobile communications device, wherein the host controller is adapted to bridge communications between the wireline communications device and the mobile communications device under control of the management subsystem; wherein said management subsystem is further adapted to determine mobile telephone network signal and battery strength of the mobile communications device, if the signal or battery strength is below a first threshold value, then; direct outbound calls to an alternative communications device; forward calls to the mobile communications device to the alternative communication device; monitor the incoming signal strength; and if the incoming signal strength is above a second threshold, then permit inbound calls to, and out-bound calls from, the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A personal wireless gateway comprising:
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a host controller subsystem adapted to communicate with communications subsystems and a management subsystem; a communications subsystem adapted to interface with a wireline communications device; a communications subsystem adapted to interface with a mobile communications device wherein the host controller is adapted to bridge communications between the wireline communications device and the mobile communications device under control of the management subsystem; wherein the management subsystem is further adapted to; store location identifying information; detect the outbound dialing of an emergency assistance service; and play a voice message comprising the location identifying information at predefined intervals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A personal wireless gateway comprising:
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a host controller subsystem adapted to communicate with communications subsystems and a management subsystem; a communications subsystem adapted to interface with a wireline communications device; a communications subsystem adapted to interface with a mobile communications device wherein the host controller is adapted to bridge communications between the wireline communications device and the mobile communications device under control of the management subsystem; wherein the management subsystem is further adapted to; store location identifying information; detect the outbound dialing of an emergency assistance service; determine whether a caller is in voice communication with the emergency assistance service; and if the caller is not in voice communication with the emergency assistance service, play a voice message comprising the location identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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