System and method for tethering to a mobile communication device
First Claim
1. A mobile tethering device comprising a wireless transceiver, a processor, a computer tangible storage device, and program instructions stored on the storage device for execution by the processor, the program instructions comprising:
- first program instructions to receive a request to initiate a connection with a mobile communications device;
second program instructions to establish a wireless connection with a mobile communication device via the wireless transceiver;
third program instructions to communicate, to the mobile communication device, data indicative of a request to initiate a telephone call via the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to initiate the telephone call via a public switched telephone network; and
fourth program instructions to communicate data associated with the telephone call to the mobile communication device to access the public switched telephone network via the mobile communication device while masking the location of the mobile tethering device from the public switched telephone network.
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Abstract
A mobile tethering device includes a wireless transceiver, a processor, a computer tangible storage device, and program instructions stored on the storage device for execution by the processor. The program instructions include first program instructions to receive a request to initiate a connection with a remote communications device. The program instructions further include second program instructions to establish a wireless connection with a mobile communication device via the wireless transceiver. The program instructions further include third program instructions to communicate data indicative of a request to initiate a telephone call to the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to initiate the telephone call via a public switched telephone network. The program instructions further include fourth program instructions to communicate data associated with the telephone call to the mobile communication device.
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1. A mobile tethering device comprising a wireless transceiver, a processor, a computer tangible storage device, and program instructions stored on the storage device for execution by the processor, the program instructions comprising:
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first program instructions to receive a request to initiate a connection with a mobile communications device; second program instructions to establish a wireless connection with a mobile communication device via the wireless transceiver; third program instructions to communicate, to the mobile communication device, data indicative of a request to initiate a telephone call via the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to initiate the telephone call via a public switched telephone network; and fourth program instructions to communicate data associated with the telephone call to the mobile communication device to access the public switched telephone network via the mobile communication device while masking the location of the mobile tethering device from the public switched telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for tethering to a mobile communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
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a computing device receiving a request to initiate a connection with a mobile communications device;
the computing device establishing a wireless connection with the mobile communication device;the computing device communicating, to the mobile communication device, data indicative of a request to initiate a telephone call to the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device initiates the telephone call via a public switched telephone network; and the computing device communicating data associated with the telephone call to the mobile communication device to access the public switched telephone network via the mobile communication device while masking the location of the computing device from the public switched telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A mobile tethering device comprising a wireless transceiver, a processor, a computer tangible storage device, and program instructions stored on the storage device for execution by the processor, the program instructions comprising;
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first program instructions to receive a request to initiate a telephone call; second program instructions to initiate a telephone call directly via a public switched telephone network; third program instructions to receive a request to operate a mobile application; fourth program instructions to establish a wireless connection with a mobile communication device via the wireless transceiver; fifth program instructions to communicate data, to the mobile communication device, indicative of the request to operate a mobile application via the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to initiate operation of the mobile application via a public network; and sixth program instructions to communicate data associated with operation of the mobile application to the mobile communication device while masking the location of the mobile tethering device from the public network.
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