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Neighborhood cordless service call handoff

  • US 7,738,872 B1
  • Filed: 04/18/2006
  • Issued: 06/15/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A telephony system configured to handoff a mobile station between a local cordless network and a cellular network, the system comprising:

  • a local cordless system comprising a plurality of radio transmitters, a network server platform, and a local digital switch coupled between the plurality of radio transmitters and the network server platform; and

    a cellular system comprising a plurality of cellular base stations coupled to a mobile switching center, said mobile switching center coupled between the plurality of cellular base stations and the local digital switch,wherein each of the plurality of radio transmitters is configured to communicate with the network server platform to request a hand-off of the mobile station from the radio transmitter, and the network server platform is configured to communicate with the mobile switching center to request a hand-off of the mobile station to one of the cellular base stations in response to said request for a hand-off of the mobile station from the radio transmitter.

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