Patent ID: 9667916
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A media processor comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitates performance of operations comprising: initiating communications with a gateway device, wherein the gateway device selectively routes incoming calls to terminal devices including the media processor and a mobile cellular phone coupled to the gateway device via a femtocell; receiving a notice from the femtocell responsive to the mobile cellular phone initiating communications with the femtocell; and receiving incoming calls or initiating outgoing calls associated with a mobile cellular service used by the mobile cellular phone, responsive to the gateway device detecting that the mobile cellular phone has initiated communications with the femtocell and in accordance with routing instructions at the gateway device, wherein the femtocell provides a plurality of bundled wireless carrier services associated with a plurality of wireless telephone numbers, thereby increasing a number of available wireless telephone numbers for a plurality of mobile cellular phones to enable the receiving and initiating of calls at the media processor using any of the plurality of wireless telephone numbers.