System and method for making and receiving cellular telephone calls at a wired analog telephone device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a cellular telephone docking station, an electronic serial number from a first cellular telephone that is docked at the cellular telephone docking station;
verifying that the electronic serial number received from the first cellular telephone is one of a plurality of electronic serial numbers that are stored at the cellular telephone docking station;
detecting, at the cellular telephone docking station, when a telephone call is initiated via a telephone device that is communicatively coupled to the cellular telephone docking station;
receiving a first cellular telephone selection code at the cellular telephone docking station when a plurality of cellular telephones are docked at the cellular telephone docking station, wherein a different cellular telephone selection code is associated with each cellular telephone of the plurality of cellular telephones, and wherein the first cellular telephone selection code corresponds to the first cellular telephone;
selecting a cellular radio component of the cellular telephone docking station that is associated with the first cellular telephone based on the first cellular telephone selection code, wherein the cellular radio component of the cellular telephone docking station is independent of the plurality of cellular telephones that are docked at the cellular telephone docking station; and
establishing a connection between the telephone device and a cellular telephone network using the cellular radio component of the cellular telephone docking station.
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Abstract
A cellular telephone docking station is provided and includes a semiconductor device that has a processor and a memory device that is coupled to the processor. An identification device is coupled to the semiconductor device and the identification device includes a docking station identification. The cellular telephone docking station also includes a cellular telephone cradle that is coupled to the identification device. Further, a computer program is embedded within the memory. The computer program includes instructions to verify that a cellular telephone identification matches the docking station identification. Additionally, the computer program includes instructions to transfer a cellular telephone service associated with the cellular telephone to the docking station. The computer program also includes instructions to disable the cellular telephone.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a cellular telephone docking station, an electronic serial number from a first cellular telephone that is docked at the cellular telephone docking station; verifying that the electronic serial number received from the first cellular telephone is one of a plurality of electronic serial numbers that are stored at the cellular telephone docking station; detecting, at the cellular telephone docking station, when a telephone call is initiated via a telephone device that is communicatively coupled to the cellular telephone docking station; receiving a first cellular telephone selection code at the cellular telephone docking station when a plurality of cellular telephones are docked at the cellular telephone docking station, wherein a different cellular telephone selection code is associated with each cellular telephone of the plurality of cellular telephones, and wherein the first cellular telephone selection code corresponds to the first cellular telephone; selecting a cellular radio component of the cellular telephone docking station that is associated with the first cellular telephone based on the first cellular telephone selection code, wherein the cellular radio component of the cellular telephone docking station is independent of the plurality of cellular telephones that are docked at the cellular telephone docking station; and establishing a connection between the telephone device and a cellular telephone network using the cellular radio component of the cellular telephone docking station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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receiving a call at a cellular radio component integrated in a cellular telephone docking station via a cellular telephone network; identifying a cellular telephone that is being called, wherein the cellular telephone is one of a plurality of cellular telephones that are docked at the cellular telephone docking station; transmitting caller identification information that identifies the cellular telephone that is being called to a caller identification screen associated with a telephone device that is communicatively coupled to the cellular telephone docking station; and transmitting the call to a receiver of the telephone device when the receiver transitions to an off-hook state, wherein the cellular radio component integrated in the cellular telephone docking station is independent of the plurality of cellular telephones that are docked at the cellular telephone docking station. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cellular telephone docking station, comprising:
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a semiconductor device including a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor; an identification device coupled to the semiconductor device, the identification device including a docking station identifier; a plurality of cellular telephone cradles coupled to the identification device; and a plurality of cellular radio components coupled to the semiconductor device wherein the identification device verifies that a cellular telephone identifier embedded in a cellular telephone matches the docking station identifier after the cellular telephone is docked at one of the plurality of cellular telephone cradles, and wherein each of the plurality of cellular radio components is independent of any cellular telephones docked at the plurality of cellular telephone cradles. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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