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Wireless telephone system including voice over IP and POTS

  • US 7,710,946 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/2003
  • Issued: 05/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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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 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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