Patent ID: 9191780
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless headset communications system, comprising: a wireless headset device and a base interface unit wirelessly and physical wire connectable to said headset device, the base interface unit including: a. a computer interface for connecting the interface unit to a computing device connected to a communications network via an access point having an address; b. a transceiver configured to exchange radio signals between the interface unit and the wireless headset device according to a first wireless communication protocol; and c. access to a storage having stored therein a number of configuration profiles, each stored configuration profile being linked to at least one location, said profiles including parameters for allowed communications protocols by geographic location; wherein the system performs the steps of: a. determining the geographical location of the base unit by having the computing device communicate with said access point to obtain an address and a correlation to a physical location; b. ; c. determining, in dependence of said geographic location information, one of said stored configuration profiles; d. determining if first communication protocol is allowed in that geographic location; e. if the first communication protocol is authorized in that geographic location, configuring the interface unit according to said stored configuration profile; f. transmitting a configuration request comprising said determined configuration profile from the interface unit to the wireless headset communications device; g. configuring the wireless communications device according to said determined configuration profile; and h. establishing a communications link for exchanging radio signals between the interface unit and the wireless communications device according to said wireless communication protocol and said determined configuration profile; i. if the first communication protocol is not allowed in that geographic location, connecting the headset device to the base unit by a physical wired connection, and transmitting a configuration request comprising said stored configuration profile from the interface unit to the wireless headset communications device via said physical wired connection, so that no wireless transmission is made in that geographic location with an unauthorized protocol.