Private wireless WAP system

• US 20010007820A1
• Filed: 12/28/2000
• Published: 07/12/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Do, Thanh Van, Brandrud, Knut
• Granted Patent: US 6,731,945 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/463
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72502 with one base station connected to a single line
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/08 home cordless telephone systems using the DECT standard
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements

Abstract

A home WAP gateway system is disclosed that provides user selectable access from digital cordless telephone handsets adapted to WAP communications to services of a local home WAP gateway or to services of a remote WAP gateway in a public network. By a switching means responsive to a message from a handset comprising switching information, the system provides a communication path between a communicating handset and a home WAP gateway when the switching information specifies a predefined home WAP gateway path or between a communicating handset and a public or private telephone network when the switching information specifies a different path.

Claims

1. A home WAP system for providing user selectable access from digital cordless telephone handsets adapted to WAP communications to services of a local home WAP gateway or to services of any remote WAP gateway in a public or private network, characterised in that the system comprises, locally:

a home WAP gateway device,

a digital cordless telephone base station,

one or more digital cordless telephone handsets adapted to WAP communications, and

a means for communications switching,

wherein the switching means is responsive to messages from a handset comprising switching information, and provides a communications path between a communicating handset and the home WAP gateway when the switching information specifies a home WAP gateway path or between a communicating handset and a public or private telephone network when the switching information specifies a different path.

2. A home WAP system according to

claim 1

, characterised in that the Switching means is incorporated in the cordless telephone base station.

3. A home WAP system according to

claim 2

, characterised in that the cordless telephone base station is connected to the telephone network by means of a standard PSTN or ISDN connection, and to a standard communications port of the home WAP gateway device.

4. A home WAP system according to

claim 2

, characterised in that the switching information is specified as a URI.

5. A home WAP system according to

claim 1

, characterised in that the switching means is connected in-line with a standard PSTN or ISDN connection, and to a standard communications port or modem of the home WAP gateway device.

6. A home WAP system according to

claim 5

, characterised in that the switching information is specified as a predefined telephone number or other combination of digits.

7. A home WAP system according to

claim 2

or

5

, characterised in that the switching means is adapted to be user configurable.

8. A home WAP system according to

claim 7

, characterised in that the configuration of the switching means can be made from the handset.

9. A home WAP system according to any of the previous claims, characterised in that the home WAP gateway includes one or more additional communications paths for connecting to public or private networks.

10. A home WAP system according to any of the previous claims, characterised in that the digital cordless telephone system is a system according to the DECT or CT2 standards.