System and method for selectively provisioning telecommunications services between an access point and a telecommunications network based on landline telephone detection
First Claim
1. A wireless local area network (WLAN) access point configured for facilitating IP-based communications with a telecommunications system, the system comprising:
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a WLAN radio connected to the antenna and configured to provide WLAN connectivity;
a network connection component configured to communicate with an IP-based network and connected to transmit and receive data received from the WLAN radio;
a telephone connector component configured to accept a wired connection with a landline telephone;
a detection component connected to the telephone connector component and configured to detect whether a landline telephone is connected to the telephone connector component,wherein the detecting includes detecting a physical connection between the access point and a landline telephone line to permit telecommunication services to be provided through the landline telephone line to the landline-type telephone; and
a connection manager configured to provision telecommunications services between the telephone connector component and the IP-based network in response to the detection component detecting that a landline telephone is physically connected to the telephone connector component,wherein provisioning comprises registering with a cellular telephone carrier network and receiving a resource allocation from the cellular telephone carrier network, andwherein telecommunications services are not provisioned between the telephone connector component and the IP-based network if the detection component detects an open circuit at the telephone connector component, corresponding to the landline telephone being not physically connected to the telephone connector component.
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Abstract
A method and system for reducing network load by selectively provisioning connections between an access point and a carrier network is disclosed. The access point supports voice and data connections over an IP network. The access point includes a network connection and a telephone connector capable of connecting to a standard landline telephone. The access point also includes at least one detection component that detects whether a landline telephone is plugged in to the telephone connector. The access point is configured to provision a voice connection through the IP network when it detects that a landline telephone is plugged in.
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25 Claims
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1. A wireless local area network (WLAN) access point configured for facilitating IP-based communications with a telecommunications system, the system comprising:
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an antenna; a WLAN radio connected to the antenna and configured to provide WLAN connectivity; a network connection component configured to communicate with an IP-based network and connected to transmit and receive data received from the WLAN radio; a telephone connector component configured to accept a wired connection with a landline telephone; a detection component connected to the telephone connector component and configured to detect whether a landline telephone is connected to the telephone connector component, wherein the detecting includes detecting a physical connection between the access point and a landline telephone line to permit telecommunication services to be provided through the landline telephone line to the landline-type telephone; and a connection manager configured to provision telecommunications services between the telephone connector component and the IP-based network in response to the detection component detecting that a landline telephone is physically connected to the telephone connector component, wherein provisioning comprises registering with a cellular telephone carrier network and receiving a resource allocation from the cellular telephone carrier network, and wherein telecommunications services are not provisioned between the telephone connector component and the IP-based network if the detection component detects an open circuit at the telephone connector component, corresponding to the landline telephone being not physically connected to the telephone connector component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of provisioning telecommunications services through an access point, the access point being suitable for use as an access point to an IP-based wireless telecommunications network to interface with a landline telephone, the method comprising:
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determining whether a landline-type telephone is connected to the access point, wherein the determining includes detecting a physical connection between the access point and a landline telephone line to permit telecommunication services to be provided through the landline telephone line to the landline-type telephone; and in response to determining that the landline telephone is physically connected, provisioning telecommunications services between the landline telephone and the IP-based wireless telecommunications network, wherein telecommunications services are not provisioned between the telephone connector component and the IP-based network if the detection component detects an open circuit at the telephone connector component, corresponding to the landline telephone being not physically connected to the telephone connector component. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for managing use of an access point configured for facilitating IP-based communications in a telecommunications system, the system comprising:
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a telephone connector component configured to accept a connection with a landline telephone device; a network connection component configured to communicate with an IP-based network; a detection component connected to the telephone connector component and configured to detect whether a landline telephone device is connected to the telephone connector component, wherein the detecting includes detecting a physical connection between the access point and a landline telephone line to permit telecommunication services to be provided through the landline telephone line to the landline-type telephone; and a connection manager configured to provision telecommunications services between the telephone connector component and the IP-based network in response to the detection component detecting that at least a landline telephone device is physically connected to the telephone connector component, wherein telecommunications services are not provisioned between the telephone connector component and the IP-based network if the detection component detects an open circuit at the telephone connector component, corresponding to the landline telephone being not physically connected to the telephone connector component. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for managing use of an access point configured for facilitating IP-based communications in a telecommunications system, the system comprising:
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a network connection component for connecting to an IP-based network; a telephone connection means for connecting to a landline telephone; a means for determining whether a landline telephone is connected to the telephone connection means, wherein the determining includes detecting a physical connection between the access point and a landline telephone line to permit telecommunication services to be provided through the landline telephone line to the landline-type telephone; a means for provisioning telecommunications services between the telephone connector and the IP-based network in response to determining that the landline telephone is physically connected to the telephone connection means, wherein telecommunications services are not provisioned between the telephone connector component and the IP-based network if the detection component detects an open circuit at the telephone connector component, corresponding to the landline telephone being not physically connected to the telephone connector component. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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