Wireless telephone system including voice over IP and POTS
First Claim
1. A method, within a telephone, for controlling the telephone having a first connection to a packet switched network and a second connection to a circuit-switched telephone network, the method comprisingstoring multiple identifications for an entity, selectable by a user of the telephone, that can be called from the telephone,storing telephone numbers associated with the entity,receiving, from the packet switched network, presence indicators associated with at least some of the telephone numbers,storing the presence indicators in association with corresponding telephone numbers, andresponsive to a selection of an entity by a user, selecting a number for dialing based on the state of the presence indicators associated with the selected entity, whereinthe first connection is separate from the second connection.
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Abstract
A telephone capable of placing or receiving calls over the PSTN or a packet network. The telephone can store multiple telephone numbers for each potential called party along with preferences that govern the order of selecting telephone numbers to service any given outgoing call. Some or all of the telephone numbers can be associated with a presence service. Presence indicators stored in the telephone are dynamically updated via the packet network connection and are used as part of the telephone number selection algorithm. The preferred embodiment is a wireless system having a base station and a remote device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, within a telephone, for controlling the telephone having a first connection to a packet switched network and a second connection to a circuit-switched telephone network, the method comprising
storing multiple identifications for an entity, selectable by a user of the telephone, that can be called from the telephone, storing telephone numbers associated with the entity, receiving, from the packet switched network, presence indicators associated with at least some of the telephone numbers, storing the presence indicators in association with corresponding telephone numbers, and responsive to a selection of an entity by a user, selecting a number for dialing based on the state of the presence indicators associated with the selected entity, wherein the first connection is separate from the second connection.
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9. A telephone comprising:
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a first connection to a packet switched network; a second connection to a circuit-switch telephone network, the first connection separate from the second connection; a first storage device configured to store multiple identifications for an entity, selectable by a user of the telephone, that can be called from the telephone, a second storage device configured to store telephone numbers associated with the entity, a receiver, connected to the first connection, for receiving, from the packet switched network, presence indicators associated with at least some of the telephone numbers, a third storage device configured to store the presence indicators in association with corresponding telephone numbers, and a processor, responsive to a selection of an entity by a user, for selecting a number for dialing based on the state of the presence indicators associated with the selected entity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable tangible medium embodying computer-readable program code for controlling a telephone having a first connection to a packet switched network and a second connection to a circuit-switched telephone network, the computer-readable program code, when executed by the telephone, causes the telephone to perform the following steps:
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storing multiple identifications for an entity, selectable by a user of the telephone, that can be called from the telephone, storing telephone numbers associated with the entity, receiving, from the packet switched network, presence indicators associated with at least some of the telephone numbers, storing the presence indicators in association with corresponding telephone numbers, and responsive to a selection of an entity by a user, selecting a number for dialing based on the state of the presence indicators associated with the selected entity, wherein the first connection is separate from the second connection. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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